My friend Derek makes the best salad I’ve ever had. What puts it over the top is his home-made salad dressing. Forget about asking Derek for his dressing recipe…he refuses all inquiries.
At our last house church meeting one of the guests said how good the blueberries tasted in the salad. She could tell that the blueberries were organic. Derek responded that all the ingredients were organic, yet another reason why everything tasted so delicious.
Livesstrong.com has an online article listing the 10 worst non-organic fruits and writes this about the blueberry.
Blueberries are an additional berry type that contain a high level of pesticides. The thin skin allows the chemicals to enter the fruit’s flesh. Buying blueberries organic is the safest option. Conventional blueberries contain 52 pesticide chemicals.
Wow, I didn’t even think there were 52 different types of pesticides! The use of pesticides changes the taste and might have negative health impacts down the road.
It’s interesting that house church is also know as organic church, reflecting a kind of pesticide free influence on the crop. When we gather together for house church we try to model a purity reflected in the Book of Acts. I understand how and why the church model evolved and am passionate to help de-evolve the church back to its original model. Check out my Resources page for some great books on the subject.
It is inevitable that some people will attend a house church and still attend a conventional church. People enjoy the fellowship found at the house church meetings, the ability to share and the freedom to express life experiences without judgement from others. Those same people also enjoy the conventional church with full band worship, a dynamic speaker, kid’s church, youth groups and coffee and donuts in the lobby.
Honestly, it does bother me sometimes when people don’t exhibit the same passion I have about house church. I hear them referring to our group as a Bible study or a fellowship group, not really understanding the nature of what house church is intended to be. My frustration is relieved however, when God speaks to me through a blueberry in a salad. I am praying that people will eventually taste and feel the difference. When they do, I will gladly share why!