“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I
have loved you, you also love one another.” John 13:34
I know it is quite fashionable for Christian writers to point out the failings
of the modern “First World” church. The failings are not easy to miss. We are
easily attracted to big buildings, flashy productions of worship, political rhetoric
and self-indulgent prayer. We measure success by numbers. We attract the world
with Broadway-style flash. We stack our literature tables with booklets telling
exactly who is “in” and who is “out” in every election.
