'Church' isn't just a building

As I was leaving school today a middle school PE class that had been using the high school's field was walking back to their domain. Right as I was getting into my car one of them yelled, "Hey, I know you! You go to 12Stone; you play guitar!" I must say, I was pretty excited, but not because it made me feel famous or cool or anything like that. I was excited because it was such a reminder that my church isn't that building on Buford Drive. It's a community of people that stretch all over the state, really (hey Jackson county friends!).

It's one of those things we seem to forget so easily yet it's so important. I seem to remember Carlos Whittaker once saying on twitter something along the lines of, "I don't get people saying 'going to church today.' It's like saying 'going to family today.'" It's a good point really. Your family is a group of people that you are close to and that you spend time with, etc. Your church community should be the same way, just bigger.

Thankfully, pretty much all of my best friends are also part of my church family, so it's not that much of a challenge for me, even though I don't think about it in context that much. I'm sure it is more difficult or others that might not be as close to people at church on a personal level. I'm not saying it's a sin to not hang out with people from church, like you have to plan it out or anything, but it is a wonderful thing to do, and I know time spent with church people during the week has been very helpful to my relationship with Christ in many cases.

Above all, just remember that the word 'Church' doesn't just apply to a building.