Yeah, well, in case you never got the memo, it’s actually kinda true.

In fact, I’m not even sure how this has gone amiss, but I see it happen, and I’m sure many others do too. Understand that not everyone who partakes in your congregation is going to have the right pair of TOMS, the most modest type of apparel, the spiffiest car, the best etiquette, etc. Not every woman can be a cookie cutter Stepford wife and not every teenager will be decked out in Abercrombie. They won’t all have a squeaky clean mouth, a pristine past, or the immediate compulsion to leap and shout praises during Sunday morning worship. Not everyone will pray out loud, raise their hands, or sing all the words and unless its coming from the heart, its not cool to make anyone feel like they should.

I’m all for letting God use me to guide believers who are “new” to the faith, but there’s a fine fine line between giving someone guidance and shoving them into it. Unless you are showing love the way He did, giving compassion the way He did, and encouraging others the way He did, not a whole lot is going to be accomplished.

I’d hate to rain on someone’s parade but Jesus didn’t die to cater to your religious, churchy, aesthetic standards.