Always Look Before You Leap

My life seems to revolve around Morrison Drive for some reason. Yesterday Yizong suggested that I try a church located on that particular street. It also happens to be the street where CF is located. I wrote about that church a couple of weeks ago. That's the church that produced a lot of drama in my life (and still continues to do so). As I was looking for this church, I ended up going too far, and actually used CF's parking lot to turn around.

Once I got pointed the right way on Morrison Drive, I first stopped by a little church that I had noticed while going the wrong way. I stopped to see if there was anyone in the building. There was, but all the doors were locked, and I really didn't feel like trying to force the issue. I got back in my truck and went on.

At the end of Morrison Drive is the church that was suggested to me. Yesterday I checked their website. There wasn't a lot of information to be had there, so this afternoon, while I had the time, I decided to drop by. From the outside of this church, it looks not small. It doesn't look big or huge, but definitely big enough for two buildings, a healthy parking lot and a playground. On the off chance that there was somebody in the building, I got out and started exploring. Big mistake!

I found the doors open to the sanctuary building, so I went in. There I encountered a church that was just starting. There were two things that made me immediately uncomfortable. It's a Seventh Day Adventist church, and it looks like a black church. I may be stereotypical about worship in black churches, but the thought of that type of charismatic environment automatically turns me off. This goes back to what I was talking about yesterday--the gulf between cultural differences.

I pasted a look of interest on my face and talked with them for awhile, but I couldn't wait to get out of there and be on my way. Of course they wanted me to come to their service next Saturday, but I wouldn't commit. As soon as I could I jumped in my truck and beat it for home.

When I got home, I started looking up some info on Seventh Day Adventists. They've got some funny beliefs about Christianity. Somehow, they think Christ, in 1844, was supposed to return, and when he didn't, they decided that he entered the heavenly Holy of Holies and started some sort of interim judgement. It almost sounded like a cult from the articles I read, but then I didn't really get too much past the whole 1844 thing.

Long story short I don't have any plans to attend the Seventh Day Adventists, but I think I will go back to that church tomorrow (the SDAs were just renting the facility, anyway). I hope I find something good there.