http://grantenglish.com/archives/2010/02/25/can-you-put-it-all-on-a-single-table/ the randomness of a distracted existential tour guide. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:09:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2010/02/25/can-you-put-it-all-on-a-single-table/comment-page-1/#comment-113099 robert Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:52:36 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/?p=2529#comment-113099 i like this but i am also disturbed by it. not to sound sunday schoolie but i figure the only thing the church ought to be about is not a thing but the person of JESUS. everything else should be a natural off shoot of HIM and what HE wants. unfortunately i'm not sure that a lot of what churches do is an off shoot from HIM. that includes a new church like <a href="http://sptapestry.org" rel="nofollow">tapestry</a>. if we were really focusing on HIM it should be easy to just have a chair on the table for HIM or maybe a chair at the table for HIM and a couple of empty ones for all of us to meet HIM and introduce HIM to our friends. i like this but i am also disturbed by it. not to sound sunday schoolie but i figure the only thing the church ought to be about is not a thing but the person of JESUS. everything else should be a natural off shoot of HIM and what HE wants. unfortunately i’m not sure that a lot of what churches do is an off shoot from HIM. that includes a new church like tapestry. if we were really focusing on HIM it should be easy to just have a chair on the table for HIM or maybe a chair at the table for HIM and a couple of empty ones for all of us to meet HIM and introduce HIM to our friends.

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