Today, I went to an Assembly of God church. Overall, it was a positive experience. (I hadn't been to church since I cried all the way home from the Lutheran church that day.) The AOG has a similar structure to UPC except it is toned down a bit. No preacher frothing at the mouth or wild speaking in tongues.
But the structure of the service was similar and the songs were similar. I enjoy good music and that is one thing I don't like about the Lutheran church. I find the music boring.
The preacher tried to peg me right away as to whether I needed saving or not and I told him I had a looonngg church history. But his questions didn't bother me either. Today, I felt very casual about the whole thing and enjoyed it, even. I easily overlooked any stuff I disagreed with. The question is whether or not I could do that on a long term basis.
I got out some of my old church music today and sang and played some of it. I feel really emotional about it right now. I feel I am coming more to a place of acceptance with what we have been through. This has been ongoing for a number of months. We talk a lot about trusting God but when the rubber meets the road and you get hit by a mack truck then you get to decide what trust really is. Truthfully, I do trust God. I just don't understand all of it.
Anyway, there is my most recent church visit.
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