arriving, visitors can read the atmosphere of a church. Warmth, acceptance, and joy seem to exude even from the narthex of some buildings. On the other hand, as a visitor myself I’ve entered churches and immediately felt a stale, death-like pall that seems to linger in the air. Tension or routine seem the order of the day. With all these heady benefits, it’s easy to become oblivious to the risks of being a Solomon. But as many of us have learned, success can be far more treacherous to our spiritual