Writer, Anne Lamott, tells of her struggle in getting her teenage son, Sam, to go to church with her. "Why do I make him go?" she reflects and then writes, "We live in bewildering, drastic times, and a little spiritual guidance never killed anyone. I think it's a fair compromise that every other week he has to come to the place that has been the tap for me: I want him to see the people who loved me when I felt most unlovable, who have loved him since I first told them that I was pregnant, even though he might not want to be with them. I want him to see their faces."1 The church is the place where we feel loved and accepted as God in Christ loves each one of us. The church is where we are held accountable for our actions in love. And the church is the place where we experience a new sense o…