Contradiction

I have to say one thing that REALLY bothers me is when congregations spend billions of dollars on a church. An example is the one on Shackleford; I think it is Immanuel, but I'm not sure. My feelings are that you can worship anywhere, and while you need a building large enough to serve all of the congregation, wouldn't it be more Christian to spend maybe 1 or 2 million on the sick, or homeless, or destitue?

And now that I've said that, I will make a guilty confession that sometimes, when I'm sitting outside and look up over the trees on a beautiful day, and see the cross topping that billion dollar church, I do feel a little bit closer to God. It is where I go to talk to Him. I know that you can talk to Him anywhere, but that is my place.