by Eddie Pipkin
Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay
Everybody loves a celebration. Or as Gen Z (aka, the tech-savvy ‘Zoomers’) sometimes calls them, cellies. I was reading an article this week about the profusion of post-home-run celebrations involving physical props in Major League Baseball stadiums this year. For as long as I can remember, teammates have streamed from the dugout to form a high-five line to greet every home run hitter, but now teams are taking that tradition above and beyond by employing everything from funny hats to wigs to stuffed animals to hype their homers and give the fans something extra to cheer about and emulate at home. Churches could learn something from this theatrical enthusiasm. There’s a big difference between saying a somber prayer over a tidily lined-up group of graduating seniors and throwing a full-on praise party at which they are the guests of honor.
Local churches are observing