Hello Folks,
     Yesterday was a full day for Ruth and I as we traveled to Florence, Ky where we met our oldest son, Bob, and our daughter, Debby, to pick up four of our grandchildren who will be staying with us about 2 weeks.  Bailey is 15, Breanne is 14, Camryn is 13 and Landon is 6.  It was a  long day with us driving over 600 miles total but it wsa well worth it.  To be able to have some of our grandchildren with us is a great joy for us.  We have a few plans and they include a trip to Dollywood one day. 
     I became a Christian in March 1973 and there has been a lot of things that have changed in the church world in that 40 years.  One of the most marked changes has been the way Sunday night Worship is being abandoned by the vast majority of Christian people.  While I realize that there are numerous things that are in competition for that time and that Sunday night worship is not necessarily a biblical mandate it still confuses me some as to why this has taken place.  As a pastor I work hard to prepare the same level of sermons that I preach on Sunday morning.  Our worship pastor puts a great deal of effort in making sure that the singing and other aspects of worship are not at a lower level thank Sunday a.m.  Yet it appears that people just do not want to come regardless of what you do. 
     One of things that I think I see taking place is that the older generation is dying off and they make up at least 60% of Sunday p.m. attendance.  The younger generations appear to have no desire to be there.  They are busy with ball, hiking, and family time.  While are some very clear exceptions to this the trend appears to be clear to me.  As I said it is confusing and I wonder if there is something that would be far more productive for the church?  I mean if people were being saved at the ballgames and other events that many give themselves to that would cause me to say lets do more of them.  But then again if we were seeing people saved in the p.m. services maybe there would be a greater desire for people to come. 
     I am just conflicted with all of this and was wondering what some of you think about this.  Do you see the same trends? What are your thoughts concerning this issue?  Let me know if you will I am really curious to find out some answer.

Have a great day,

H. G. Rudd