And while some were talking about the temple, that it was adorned with beautiful stones and votive gifts, He said,One of my pet peeves today is how much attention goes into making church buildings pretty to look at. It goes back centuries, to when the cathedral was sometimes the only place where real art could be found, in stained glass windows and religious paintings and sculptures. Today it's about how much attention your church can get, or how modern the architecture is, or the whiz-bang tech it's stuffed with.
While there are certain things involving tech I look for in a church, I think far too much effort goes into appearances and making things cool. I've disagreed with the last couple building projects my own church did, because I felt they were too ostentatious and focused on appearance to pull people in. Maybe it's partly because of my own church upbringing in a school gym, but I feel that money could have been used so much better in ministry, rather than appearance.
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