A man wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper some time back: “I have been attending services quite regularly for the past 30 years, and during that time…I have listened to no less than 3,000 sermons. But, to my consternation, I discover I cannot remember a single one of them. I wonder if a minister’s time might be more profitably spent on something else.”

Anita and I have been married for over 30 years. During that time I have eaten over 30,000 meals, mostly prepared by my wife. Unfortunately, I find I can’t recall the menu of a single meal. Yet, I received nourishment from every one of them. I think without them I would have starved to death a long time ago.

There are lots of reasons to not go to church, but the best for going is this: “Let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together” (Hebrews 10:24-25).

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