He said he grew up as a true believer in his father's Pentecostal world, a world that could tilt and slide him into hell at any moment, or end with the thunderclap of doom. His earliest memories involve an overpowering sense of sin. "You can never be good enough if you're Pentecostal or if you're fundamentalist," Smith Jr. said. "Jesus may even be upset if you didn't make your bed or brush your teeth."

This portion of the article quoted in the previous post reminded me of the recent visit to a modern praise congregation that I wanted to reflect on. I took a few notes because the sermon seemed to exemplify the worst about the modern praise churches. Besides not getting a chance to reflect, I also don't want to be "holier than thou" in criticizing someone's choice of church and style of ministry.