A couple weeks ago, John Piper linked to Ray Ortlund’s blog and I have really benefitted from his posts. Tonight, he posted on how praise befits the upright. I really appreciate the tie analogy.

A frowning church is ugly. A praising church is beautiful. Think of a man wearing a great suit, with the perfect shirt for that suit, but then he puts on a killer tie that makes the whole thing pop. That’s what praising God does for a church. A spirit of praise beautifies everything.

Boom.