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Matt Van Swol @matt_vanswol - After seven years away, I’ve been back in church for 6 months straight with my wife and kids.
I've learned a lot.
One of the most underrated parts of church is that it might be one of the last places left in America where people of all ages actually interact, face to face.
Nearly every single Sunday, my kids sit beside grandparents.
Teenagers and kids serve coffee/donuts to adults twice their age.
Not a single person is staring at their phone.
Not one.
It's such a contrast to normal daily interaction.
Even when we’re “together,” we’re usually alone, each person scrolling through their phones or walking by with AirPods...
Even if you don't believe in Christianity at all, just the social and emotional benefits of church are undeniable.
Church requires you to interact with people, face to face.
You can't hide behind your phone, and I love that.
It brings back awkwardness and it's funny and incredibly sweet to watch my kids stumble through a conversation with someone they don't know.
You can’t scroll your way through it.
I don't agree with every teaching, but where else is anyone teaching you and your kids morality?
The public schools?