spiritual truancy

interesting phrase. I suspect that if we each took the time to describe what it looks like to us, the pictures we paint might be very different from each other.

For thirty+ years I've tried to dispel the myth that "attendance equals spirituality". Maybe that's why I didn't last long in the megachurch wannabe setting. I remember these sage words from a well respected pastor, author, and former seminary professor,

You can tell if God is blessing your ministry by the nickels and the noses.

Yet, I suspect that many are counted "present on Sunday" who are truant spiritually.

that's just my view from here...