December 2010
16 posts
Gates let people in. Walls protect.
From a daily readingh:
When it comes to the church, history has shown the perils of emphasizing the gate over the walls—and the walls over the gate. By focusing too much on the walls, we risk turning our parishes into enclaves that exist solely to preserve our values and lifestyle. But this only makes our lives stagnant for us and unattractive to others. By contrast, if we focus too much on the...