Pat, Caroline and I visited my daughter Jenilee in Nashville this weekend.  It was the first time all of us missed being at Fellowship of the Parks Grapevine since we started with our preview services last summer.  It was a rare chance to attend another churh.

We attended the church Jenilee attends in Nashville, City Church of East Nashville.  Like our church they meet in a school.  They meet on Sunday evenings and the service is 2 hours long which includes a time when the pastor shares the vision of the church. 

The thing I appreciated most was the worship.  When the service began the room was filled with people singing praises to God.  Worship was not a spectator sport.  The people were engaged and the worship was vibrant.

It was so refreshing to be a part of a worship service that was alive.  I was reminded of something I read recently by Mark Batterson the pastor of  the National Community Church in Washington DC.  He said, “Worship when we forget about all that is wrong with us and focus on all that is right about God.”

Being a father, it so great to know that both of my kids who are now out on their own so to speak, have been able to find churches where they are continuing their journeys to be  fully devoted followers of Christ.  We are blessed as a family as a result of God’s provision.