What do you say to those who say they don't go to church because churches are dull, disillusioning, or disappointing?
Kevin DeYoung in CT: "There are enough sinners in all of our churches, and we need to be willing to listen to people when they are genuinely hurt. But I think a lot of this 'church is lame' stuff is really immaturity. Hopefully people will look back and say, 'We were kind of like petulant children getting tired of our parents and thinking that they didn't know anything.' Then you get married and have your own kids and realize, 'Maybe I didn't always see everything as clearly as I thought I did.'"
DeYoung is author of the new book, "Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion" (Moody), Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2009/august/35.58.html?start=1
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