Sundays in Belgium

I spent one night in Brugge, Belgium in 1999 and fell in love with the place. We got there late in the afternoon. The tour was delayed. We were suppose to arrive early in the day. Anyway, I didn't get to take hardly any pictures there but I did take the one below from the tour bus through the front window as we were leaving and the one below that is a picture of the hotel where we stayed. 

Now - why am I talking about Belgium this morning? When I looked on my computer this morning, the first thing I saw was a comment from a dear lady that lives in Belgium on my blog yesterday. She said she noticed since she's been blogging that people in America go to church on Sundays. She said they don't do that in Belgium. In fact, she said she personally knows no one who goes to church. That is so sad. Since I've been going to church regularly, sometimes several times a week, since I was 10 years old, it is hard for me to imagine. I think Belgium is not that different from the rest of Europe. They have all those gorgeous cathedrals there that are basically just museums now. 

Many churches in America are thriving today. At the church we attend now about 2000 attend the service we go to. There are three other services besides the one we attend. The police direct traffic in and out of the parking lot there. Every Sunday is a wonderful spiritual experience. The music is great and the preaching even better. Our regular preacher was out of town yesterday so Tim Kimmel delivered the message. You may be familiar with Dr. Kimmel as he has written a lot of books. He is a member of our church. What a wonderful sermon he gave. I would love to hear him every Sunday.

Although Christianity seems to be thriving in America today, I am very concerned about the future of this nation. It seems to me the government is doing everything it can to keep God out of everything. They totally overlook the fact that this nation was founded on God's laws. They totally misinterpret the phrase "separation of church and state" and as a result, we are becoming more and more a secular nation. Big mistake!!! I pray that we will wake up before it is too late. We need to pray for Europe, the United States, and the whole world.

I have a picture of some flamingos that I intended to write about today, but that will have to wait. I thought this was more important.

Have a great week!