tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13405117.post114850219749180390..comments2023-09-24T06:26:50.414-04:00Comments on Frankly Speaking: Men Who Hate Going to Church . . .Frank Wellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10463410780530079540noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13405117.post-1149173928260929402006-06-01T10:58:00.000-04:002006-06-01T10:58:00.000-04:00You can get a real window into the feminization of...You can get a real window into the feminization of the "clergy" by checking out the pastoral greeting card section at the local Christian bookstore. Flowers, baby animals, enough garden scenes to choke a goat. Once in a while they'll set out a box of Max Lucado or Rick Warren cards. They are on the shelf for about fifteen seconds until some hairy-knuckled preacher grabs them up. Some time Frank Wellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10463410780530079540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13405117.post-1149171594182543742006-06-01T10:19:00.000-04:002006-06-01T10:19:00.000-04:00Something else: We tend to sing a lot of touchy-fe...Something else: We tend to sing a lot of touchy-feely songs in worship. Keith Drury calls these the Jesus-is-my-Girlfriend songs. You know the ones that talk about how beautiful, lovely, gracious, and kind He is, rather than those which emphasize that He is a King, Warrior, Victor, etc. <BR/><BR/>This "disconnnect with men" is one of the reasons why I think women worship leaders are bad choice. Sorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551525893025698078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13405117.post-1149110387301833202006-05-31T17:19:00.000-04:002006-05-31T17:19:00.000-04:00Amen Frank.Steve Farrar has some great thoughts ab...Amen Frank.<BR/><BR/>Steve Farrar has some great thoughts about this in his book "King Me." He describes seeing that famous picture of Jesus (you know, His "Senior Picture") -- when he was just a boy. His first thought was, "Jesus is a Breck Girl" (like the ones in from a popular ad campaign at the time). Many churches look like they were decorated by women (very feminine) -- "this isn't a churchSorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551525893025698078noreply@blogger.com