An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
A Question I’ve Been Wanting To Ask For A LONG Time
Where are the windows?
What? You thought this was going to be about politics, in some form or another? Pfft! Nope. I want to know where the windows went.
Windows:
Actually recognizable as a church.
Um….ok. Says it’s a church. So, it’s modern architecture. I get that, but where are the windows?
Metal buildings are becoming more common. The economy has a lot to do with it, and money could be spend on more important things, like actually spreading the Word. Only see one itty bitty window though.
Example of an interior. Nice pews. Where are the windows?
Now, the reason I bring this up, other than the fact it’s been bugging me for years, it occurs to me that as a church, shouldn’t we be open and welcoming to the world outside? To me, windows do that. Let the outside world hear the joy coming from the members inside. Let everyone hear the songs of praise, voices raised to His Glory. Isn’t joy a lot more welcoming than a building that is closed off?
Now, granted, there are church with windows. BIG stained glassed windows that probably cost more than some people make in a year.
Yep….beautiful.
But can ya open them? Can you let in the sound of God’s creations? The songs of birds? The blowing wind? Can you let the sounds of joy out?
There’s also a practical reason to have windows. What if the A/C poops out? Do you really want to bake in a closed up building? If there were windows, they could be opened! 
Bring back the windows!
Schools too!
Yeah…I really hated that about the brand new school in 1969. I was one of those day dreamers. Heh.
But I’ve noticed fewer and fewer churches have any sort of windows. Tried out a variety of ‘em while I was searching, and few of ‘em had windows, and those that did, they were those real narrow tall ones that are pretty much useless, and never opened.