Sometimes I wish the church operated like the Three Musketeers more.
Fiercly loyal to the king they would go to any lengths to root out and
discover the cause of attacks on the king. They would support each
other with understanding and defend each other to the death no matter
how messed they were. The Musketeers are depicted as being sinful,
sloppy until it came time to be shiny, quick with the sword as well as
educated and ready to discuss topics far outside of their sphere of
life. They were always training younger Musketeers and looking to
recruit whoever they could.
So often in church today men don't feel welcome. We're made to sing
songs about being a bride and how we long to be held by our Savior, a
message that just doesn't resonate well with me in this age of
wokeness and the rise of artificial support for confused individuals.
I know a man that is going through some marital issues that moved away
from our church because he is living somewhere else. I've been told he
feels like our church hasn't been there for him but the only reason I
know about the marital issues is gossip and I don't want to provoke
the guy to anger by reaching out to ask if the rumor is true.
I read a book called "Why Men Hate Going To Church" and so many of the
points the author made fit our church I was surprised. I've made
suggestions to try and change some of these things but because
commercialized church tend to be marketed to the female consumer in
the 20-40 year age range the suggestions aren't really received well.
Maybe I should start a group based on the Musketeers. Hold it around a
campfire. Go on adventures in the community, though I don't know that
"wenching" would go over well in a church setting.
We'll see...
Book - The Three Musketeers
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1257
Book - Why Men Hate Going to Church
https://a.co/d/08t89onA
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