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Article: Church hasn't a prayer vs. Sunday night lineup
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- August 23, 2002
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Growing up, Sunday night church services were often the most
spiritual part of my week.On Sunday nights, we got to talk about
music and movies and books and school and, well, sex. I can almost
picture exactly where I was sitting and what I was wearing when our
pastor's wife, Katie, gave the youth group the old "how far is too
far" sex talk one evening about 20 years ago.
Somehow, Sunday night church felt more relevant.
I rarely make it to church on Sunday nights any more. But I have
managed to maintain the relevant church mindset with a new ritual.
This one's a little unorthodox.
Almost every Sunday, after or while my husband and I are eating
dinner, we flip on the idiot box for what are ...