Jan
26
Interesting article:
Moving in last January, they pledged to spend one year together, learning to become true followers of Christ. They would give generously, love unconditionally. They would exchange their middle-class ways for humility and simplicity, forgoing Hardee’s fries, new CDs, even the basic comfort of privacy.
“The focus has to be on God and the way of life he has set out for us, as opposed to the way we want to live, which is very selfish,” Jeromy Emerling said.
A few months into the experiment, at a weekly house meeting, Jake Neufeld framed the vision this way: “Church is not something we attend. It’s something we are.”
I’m a long time reader, and I agree: “Very interesting article.”