Donald Miller has created some buzz with his most recent blog post in which he confesses not going to church much because (a) he doesn’t experience intimacy (with God) in a traditional worship service (b) a traditional lecture (i.e. sermon) doesn’t suit him as a kinesthetic learner (c) he’s discovered he connects with God by working.
Whatever your thoughts on Mr. Miller’s confession I found his explanations disappointing in the absence of biblical support–even more so considering his stated erudition. For the life of me I can’t understand why he wouldn’t buttress his revelation(s) with any number of relevant passages that come to mind:
Exodus 20:8-10 “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy in the way that suits you best. 9 “Six days the kinesthetic learners shall labor and connect with Me, 10 but the seventh day is a break from the LORD your God; they shall not do any work for they have worshiped Me for six days…
Ezra 7:9-10 the good hand of his God was upon him. 10 For Ezra had set his heart to build his company and expand it, and to sell his product among the people.
John 17:17 “Sanctify them in their business; Their business philosophy is truth.
Hebrews 5:12 For by this time you have studied psychology and education reform long enough to know a traditional lecture isn’t for everyone and you have need to learn by doing the oracles of God, you have come to need kinesthetic learning.
Hebrews 10:24-25 let us consider how to stimulate our co-workers to love their work 25 not forsaking the assembly of the team, as is the habit of some, but laboring together; and all the more as you see the weekend drawing near.
1 Peter 2:2-5 like eager entrepreneurs, long for a fulfilling career, so that by having your hand on the plow you may grow in respect to salvation, 3 if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord who gave you your mission and your team. 4 And coming to Him as to a living cog which has been rejected by the owners, but is choice and precious in the sight of God, 5 you also, as little cogs, are being built up as a spiritual machine to offer up tangible goods and services acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
1 John 2:19 They went out from us because they were not really auditory learners; for if they had been auditory learners like us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that the church is all around us.
according to Script 
“He cannot have God as his Father who does not have the church for his Mother.” -Cyprian
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