Posted on 06/22/2007 11:44:00 AM PDT by Alex Murphy
Good thoughts! I LOL'ed at the Baptist/business part!
They do tend to have too many committees, but they can make a dollar go further than any church I know.
By the way, did you already know who Tim Keller was, or did you follow the link from my site?
Just imagine the Sermon On The Mount he would have given!
My mother was raised Presbyterian, she became an Episcopalian when she married my father. But her parents remained rock-ribbed Presbys of the old-fashioned Scottish variety (I was probably the only Episcopalian child who EVER received a copy of the Westminster Catechism as a confirmation present!) and I have spent plenty of time listening to good Presbyterian sermons!
I married a Methodist, HE became an Episcopalian, and then when that denomination went over the edge into lunacy (it had been coming for some time, it was just the final plunge) we Went Over to Rome.
We actually have one parochial vicar who can preach extremely well -- his grandmother was A.M.E. (he also has a drive-time radio show as "Father Krunk", which always makes me giggle.) Our rector is very scholarly but his homilies aren't as organized as a Presby's would be . . . there are gold nuggets in there, but you have to listen up.
I’m so glad! Hope you enjoyed my site as well; I’ve been putting a lot of work in to it lately. Much farther to go, but it’s finally coming together.
These things don’t come together overnight — looking good, though.
And I truly encourage you to download and listen to some of these sermons. It’s not just that he’s so bright, understanding of the Gospel, scholarly, etc. (which he is). What he truly excels at is helping use the Gospel message to transform our lives.
One of the most talented and effective preachers of our day.
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