How many evangelical churches focus more attention on their coffee bar than on the sacrament of the Lord's Supper? What engenders greater community, the ersatz Starbucks or the Eucharist?Ouch.
Having little culture of its own, evangelicalism tends to absorb the surrounding culture in ahistorical and undiscerning ways. Yes, coffee is a gift from God, and I find no reason to boycott Starbucks. But think about it.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
The New Sacrament?
The ever polemical (yet I love him) Doug Groothuis writes this today:
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A. Men.
Interesting thought about evangelicals absorbing the surrounding culture...I wonder where the line is between just mimicking the world for the sake of seeming "seeker sensitive" (or whatever term you prefer) vs. being a completely foreign land to those who dare step foot inside the doors?
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