There is an old, abandoned church off of Mcleod Trail (major North/South road in Calgary) that goes back to the days before the village of Midnapore was swallowed up by the urban sprawl. To say its seen better days is an understatement.

Driving past it one day I noticed that its dilapidated form had been decorated with some new signage. When I looked closer I could make out signs saying "Private Property" and "No Trespassing."

I couldn't help but see the symbolism of it all. No matter how broken down the structures of the church get, we are still primarily worried that the wrong kind of people will get in!! The 'three acres and a steeple' takes precedent over the people that are filling in the condos being built all around it.

Ironically, considering the state of the building, the lawn is well kept - we wouldn't want people to get the wrong idea - 'our Jesus' may be ramshackled and exclusive but he's well manicured where it counts!!

On another note, my daughter has taken to dance anywhere that there is a flat, dry spot - so there were a few action shots taken on this trip (we were originally going out to vist some seniors in our congregation but they were out and about). Unfortunately my wife is the real photographer in our family - but I had her camera with me so I thought I would play with it a bit. I liked this picture for some reason...