Last night I went to Forest Grove Church for their "House of Worship" event for college-age folk. I had a fine time. I've rarely been to church services in the last year, but it was an over-all positive experience for me. I was almost floored when Dale Kary started the service by reading from Psalm 27, after I just finished reading it every morning for the 40 days preceding Yom Kippur. I was also pleased to discover that most of the songs we sang were right out of the Bible. POWerful. "Praise Yahweh, O my soul."

Yeah, I haven't gone to a Christian church for a service in a very long time. I don't mean to say that I've lost contact with the Christian community, just that I haven't been attending their services. I don't know if I could have said this a year ago, but I can call myself a Christian; a Christian who loves Torah. Christ is the focal point of my entire life, and I totally want to identify myself with His followers. On the other hand, I've gotta say that 'The Church' is totally uncool in my books. I mean the established 'Christian Church' that is totally unconnected from the headship of Christ, regardless of what their statements of faith may say. But I love all the genuine believers in Christ, and I can call them my brothers, even if they do eat pork and call Sunday "Sabbath". The Holy Spirit will teach them all things when the time is right. Yahweh is teaching all of us what it means to be Christ-followers, and we all in turn can teach one another.
Talk to me people...