I don’t want to hear boring music about nothing
I wouldn’t mind hearing old music with some real depth, but the churches that still use old hymns have become cloistered and unwelcoming
Both of those types, and every variation between them, are filled with rigid, religious human shields who resist any attempt at self examination
I’m not the only one. And it goes well beyond music
It’s about the roar and grasping of empty words
That’s why so many leave
They realize they’re not part of a community
They’re definitely not constituents, not integral components of a larger whole
They’re subjects
To something unfulfilling, unwilling to self reflect
Or improve.
So they find community elsewhere
Outside the buildings
Somewhere with a mind of humility, openness, and rejuvenation
The promise that so many Christian communities leave unfulfilled
Like the Desert Mothers and Fathers of the 3rd century, many are now building communities that fulfill the promises of Christ
Instead of asking for admittance to communities that claim to own those promises
