Let's see. Dallas. Baptist. Coming to the
Northwest to pastor. Hm-m-m-m. Well, I live in
the Northwest in a little place where there are so
many Baptist churches that it is incredible, but I
have yet to find one that is very active. Here, it is
Sunday morning and that is it.
I would love to see someone come to this area and
lights some fires under some of the people to find
out if they are dead or just cold. 8oD It has been
an amazing experience here!
After searching for a Baptist church to attend
sometimes while my husband went to his church, I
finally went to the one down the street. What an
experience. I walked in, sat in the back, and waited
for church to begin. The pastor sent a lady to sit
by me, and it was obvious that she did not want to.,
because she had been with her friend. I told her
that it was fine, but she said, "This is the way we do
things here." 8o/
She sat down, then insisted that I go sit in the front
with her. I declined. She insisted. I did. They took
the offering by everyone marching up and putting
their money in a basket in front of everybody. I
didn't want to. Only at my persistence would she
take my money up for me. 8o\
They wanted to make a big issue of my being there.
They asked me to fill in a bunch of information so
that I could be brought up to the front and
welcomed. I said no, that I just wanted to be quiet.
They said they would do it anyway. I asked why.
They said, "Because that is the way we do things
here." I found a way to slip out and go home just
before they said they would do this.
She asked for my phone number. She would be
calling me. She didn't.
That was the last time I tried to attend a church.
So come here, Dallas, and wake this place up.
The Baptist churches here are either dead or its
their way or no way, period. 8oD