but you know
what you know is better, is brighter It’s been said we live in a time when the church is well out of fashion… And maybe they’re right. After all, none of us have to think too hard to recall a headline of some news story of a church scandal, or a time some cranky church member stared down a visitor for sitting in “ their ” pew. Now add those grievances to the common sentiment that you can worship God just as well on the fishing-boat or taking a walk outdoors; and you just about have to grant the point. The church, our faith, is headed for the dustbin of history… And sadly, the truth is, most of us here have conceded the argument to those who would say we live in a time when the church is a thing of the past. Honestly, we don’t have much faith in the value of this place or faith in general ourselves… Tragically our misgivings about the faith are put on full display by how we react to Peter’s sermon we hear today in Acts . When Peter...