One Of The Reasons That Christians Read

The Role Of The Pastor Is To Embody The Gospel. And Of Course To Get It Embodied, Which You Can Only Do With Individuals, Not In The Abstract.

Go Out Into The World Uncorrupted, A Breath Of Fresh Air In This Squalid And Polluted Society. Provide People With A Glimpse Of Good Living And Of The Living God.

The Vocation Of Pastor Has Been Replaced By The Strategies Of Religious Entrepreneurs With Business Plans.

That's Why I Tell Stories: To Create Readiness, To Nudge The People Toward Receptive Insight. In Their Present State They Can Stare Till Doomsday And Not See It, Listen Till They're Blue In The Face And Not Get It.

Spirituality Is No Different From What Weve Been Doing For Two Thousand Years Just By Going To Church And Receiving The Sacraments, Being Baptized, Learning To Pray, And Reading Scriptures Rightly. Its Just Ordinary Stuff.