They were times of warmth and community. There was humor. Now there is heaviness. Personal statements have given way to responsive readings. Stories of our heritage have been dropped.
Sermons are primarily about inner feelings rather than ideas.
People get dressed up to go to church. I'm not sure what spirituality is. No one really seems to be able to define it. I recently returned from the district annual meeting at which three people gave talks on spirituality, and I'm as confused as ever. The examples given by all three speakers were from nature, such as the feeling you get when you see a magnificent sunset.