Looking at the Unchurched

Below is an article of interest:

A new survey of U.S. adults who don’t go to church, even on holidays, finds 72 percent say, “God, a higher or supreme being, actually exists.” But just as many (72%) also say the church is “full of hypocrites,” reports USATODAY.com. Additionally, 44 percent agree with the statement, “Christians get on my nerves.” The survey was conducted by LifeWay Research, the research arm for the Southern Baptist Convention

(Quoted from Pastor’s Weekly Briefing, January 17, 2008. © 2008, Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, Colorado. All rights reserved.)

A lot of Christians get on my nerves as well, but that's no excuse to stay away from worship. It's about God, not you or me! PT