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The answer could be...

We've always done it that way.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it?

We don't need to change things and cause confusion.

The answers to the questions reveal the heart of the problem in the modern church. Spilt Grape Juice hits many "sacred traditions" we hold dear about church. For example, parents tell their children, "You are going to wear your best clothes to church." When asked about a Sunday activity with friends from work, many Christians respond, "I'll be at church at that time." Root would ask the piercing question, "What do clothes and being 'in church' have to do with worship?" Look again at worship, and the Sunday experience may take a new meaning.

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About that Author...

Mike Root graduated from Harding University, earned an M.A. in history from George Mason University and his Master of Theology from Trinity Theological Seminary. He has held ministries in Benton, Arkansas; Fairfax, Virginia; Ft. Worth, Texas and is presently ministering in Antioch, Tennessee.