Why attend church?

 

WHY I QUIT ATTENDING BALL GAMES

 

With the football season – High School, College, and the Pros – in full swing and the Major League Baseball playoff games under way, I thought I would share with my readers why I have quit attending ball games.

 

1. The coaches/managers never came to visit me.

 

2. Every time I went they asked for money.

 

3. The people sitting in my row didn't seem very friendly.

 

4. The seats were hard and uncomfortable.

 

5. The referees and umpires made some decisions I didn't agree with.

 

6. I was sitting with hypocrites—they only came to see what others were wearing.

 

7. Some games went into overtime or extra innings and I was late getting home.

 

8. The band played some songs I had never heard before.

 

9. The games are scheduled on my only day to sleep in and run errands.

 

10. My parents took me to too many games when I was growing up.

 

11. Since I read a book on sports, I feel that I know as much as the coaches, umpires, and referees and I do not need to attend the games.

 

12. I was afraid I might catch the latest strain of virus.

 

13. The weather was often disagreeable—oppressively hot, extremely cold, the chance of rain, snow, icy streets and roads, etc.

 

14. I don't want to take my children because I want them to choose for themselves what sport they like best.

 

Do the above "reasons" have a familiar ring when it comes to why some folks have quit attending the services of the church? Hmmm.

 

(From the bulletin of the Stuart, Florida Church of Christ of July 24, 2022, with some slight editing).

 

Hugh Fulford