The Library That Opened Its Doors
For years, the old stone church kept its theological library locked. Only ordained clergy held keys. The shelves contained centuries of commentary, devotional writing, and...
This is tradition perspectives on love, drawing on 1 John 4:7-8.
For years, the old stone church kept its theological library locked. Only ordained clergy held keys. The shelves contained centuries of commentary, devotional writing, and poetry — but the congregation never touched them. Then a new pastor arrived, a woman who had studied with Brian McLaren and carried Rachel Held Evans' books in her bag like talismans. She removed the lock on the first Sunday.…
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