Church, American-style

I've been in the U.S. since July of last year. Going to church in the U.S. has been a struggle for me most Sundays. I'm often bored by the worship, and then I feel guilty for being bored. But last Sunday evening was different. Carol and I went to City Church of East Nashville. Pastor Tom Darnell led us in a very simple but very authentic and refreshing worship experience, and I came away encouraged. And today I read some of Brian McLaren's, "A New Kind of Christian." I know he's got a lot of things wrong theologically, but I nevertheless came away similarly encouraged. God has a way of inventing new wineskins when old ones wear out. There's hope for the church in Nashville, and that means there's hope for the church in Madrid.