Day: August 14, 2016

Church of the Nabisco Man

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Church of the Nabisco Man

Somewhere along the way, though, the church took on the American language of growth and turned it into both the new plumb-line and the new gospel. Growth is important: trust me, as a rector I very much want the Church to grow. But often what we refer to as church growth has little or nothing to do with evangelism, which is a little weird when you stop and think about it.

Speaking to the Soul: A Modern Parable

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Speaking to the Soul: A Modern Parable

by Linda McMillan Middle-aged women traveling alone are not common in Ye. English-speaking women from America are not common either. Thus, last week, when the traveler stepped into the beer station, all eyes turned to gaze upon the fat, white, lady from afar. “Where you come from?” they wanted to know. “I am from America,” […]

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