Acts 15:1-18 Making your way in the world today Takes everything you've got Taking a break from all your worries Sure would help a lot Wouldn't you like to get away? Sometimes you want to go Where everybody knows your name And they're always glad you came You want to be where you can see Our troubles are all the same You want to be where everybody knows your name That is, of course, the theme song of the TV show, Cheers, that ran for 11 seasons, from 1982 to 1993. It’s ancient history for some, but few can deny the emotional appeal of that those words and that tune. In fact, this theme song was the inspiration for my first real conversation about ecclesiology – that’s one of those fancy words for “how we do church.” It was Marlene, a kid in my first youth group, who said, “I think that’s what the church should be like.” I said, “A bar?” She said, “Yeah, well, no. I don’t mean the drinking part. I mean the part where everybody knows your name. I mean, like, a place you can g...
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