The building is a gift
We had a leak last week. It was the result of a frozen pipe.
What a headache, but it's nothing compared to this story.
It's a good reminder that our building (and freedom to gather in worship) is a wonderful gift and a privilege - leaky pipes and all!
Quote from Article,
"HONG KONG — Chinese police officers demolished one of the country’s largest evangelical churches this week, using heavy machinery and dynamite to raze the building where more than 50,000 Christians worshiped.
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Under President Xi Jinping, the government has destroyed churches or removed their steeples and crosses as part of a campaign that reflects the Communist Party’s longstanding fear that Christianity, viewed as a Western philosophy, is a threat to the party’s authority."