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Church
should not be about
providing the answers
to people’s faith questions,
instead encouraging
and helping them
to live the questions.
Church
should not be about
a building
or a hierarchical organization,
instead connoting
a simple gathering (ecclesia)
of people
seeking spiritual growth
and nourishment.
Church
should not be
a tower of babel
requiring everyone
to do things the same way,
instead celebrating creation’s diversity,
learning from others’ varied life experiences.
Church
should be
less about externals
(signs of piety, etc.)
and
more about internals
(spiritual growth and transformation).
Church
should be less about earning the next life
and more about finding Joy in this life.
Church
should not exist
for the benefit of its clergy,
instead striving to help
any and all needy of the world.
Church
should be
about the simple life and teachings of Jesus,
less about
a regal Christ.
We are Church
or
should be.
John’s Website: www.sacredtorch.com
John’s Blog: https://sacredtorch.blogspot.com
John’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/John-Chuchman/e/B002BLJKAW
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