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Reminder: The Church is a Group of People, Not a Place
The word “church” tends to have a very specific image attached to it: a mid sized building with a tall steeple—usually with a cross perched at the top—sometimes with a sign in front with some sort of cheesy message spelled out in plastic letters.As a kid, I can remember being told what I was and wasn’t allowed to do in the “House of God,” as if God lived somewhere in those four brick walls and would be irritated if I wore my hat or played catch in his house.Maybe you’ve rejected that traditional