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Whilst pootling around the suburbs of Milwaukee you will notice one thing.
Well, you will probably notice lots of things...........this is just one of them.
There are a lot of churches.
Not only are there a lot of churches but they are very well attended.
Most everybody goes to church at least once a week.

There are lots of variations on the Christian religion too........Lutheran, Episcopal, Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist..........etc.
There are also the slightly more unusual ones.......like the Mormons, Christian Scientists....etc.

The churches themselves range from traditional, which I think can be quite beautiful ( although no where near as beautiful as the ancient Gothic churches and cathedrals in England), to the very modern ones which I think can look monstrous.
Some are so "out there" that you wouldn't even know they were churches until you spot a cross somewhere.
Still, I worked at a church school in England for many years, which had a huge modernistic sculpture of Christ on the outside wall which was so shiny and futuristic that the kids all thought it was RoboCop.

Anyway, why this sudden interest in churches you wonder? Well you should be wondering.

I am intrigued by their names........such lovely names some of them.............

The Divine Shepherd.
Grace Lutheran.
New Thought Community Church.
Lamb of God Holiness.
The Redeemer.
Faith Tabernacle.
Bethlehem Temple.

Then there was this last one I saw......ready for this.........

Pipeline to Jesus.

Now I ask you.........Pipeline to Jesus.
I really don't think God is going to be as impressed with "Pipeline to Jesus" as he would be with
"Light of The World Church".

Who came up with that name? What were they thinking?

posted by Sue Banks @ 12:49 PM