One Sunday morning, I arrived at this church to be the guest preacher. I've been to a lot of churches, but I had never seen this:

Of course, this is the steps to the front door of the church. I've noticed over the years, as well, that most of the regulars have a different entrance to their church. There's the door by the kitchen, and the one that goes into the fellowship hall, and the one by the classrooms, and the side entrances, and on and on. So it's the first-timers that come in the front door (I know there are a bunch of regulars that come in that way as well, but I suspect it is not the majority of the members). And here is the greeting for the first-timers, the Ten Commandments on ten steps. And I suspect further that these steps were carved with memorial money.

Now I'm a Christian that finds grace more appealing than law. I recall St. Paul addressed this as well. I think that it would be hard to climb these stairs knowing how you have failed to keep these Commandments. Some folks might even stop and turn back, thinking they didn't deserve God's love. And wouldn't even get inside to hear the Good News. I would hope they could at least hear the congregation singing "Amazing Grace"...