Church Shopping :)

So my boyfriend and I have been "Church shopping"! Lol. It's kind of like house shopping...truly it is :) We came from different religious backgrounds, both Christians, but he was raised much more conservatively than I. I was raised Lutheran - ELCA and he was raised Southern Baptist. Quite a difference :) So we have decided that before we go too much further (we've been together for 5 years) we ought to find a church that we could both agree on attending because we wouldn't want to raise a family in a split church home.

So far we have visted 5 churches, including each other's respective church. It seems that we are settling on a more conservative IFB church (Independent Fundamental Baptist). The church we visited today may very well be the one we will settle on. It is the first one that both of us agreed to try a second time!! AMAZING! Lol. This IFB church has a set dress code and requires modesty in dressing and highly encourages women to wear skirts or dresses to church. The only slightly embarassing thing was they announced to the entire church who the visitors were! And of course the pastor didn't see my boyfriend's name on the card so I got called while he did not. Oh well :) As my boyfriend said, "can't fault them for trying"! Lol.

I think we have a few other churches that we want to try as well, but if we still enjoy this church in a few weeks maybe we won't. Who knows.

Here's a little scripture for your pondering tonight :)

John 13: 34-35 (NKJV): "34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

I absolutely love that! Similar to "The Golden Rule", but not quite, because the Lord has treated us absolutely wonderfully!!

John 14: 5-7 (NKJV): "5 Thomas said to Him, 'Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?' 6 Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.'"

YAY!! The Lord IS THE truth!! He IS THE life!! Oh how absolutely wonderful!!

Blessings in Christ,