The Good Book by Peter J. Gomes

Author:Peter J. Gomes
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Bible, General, Religion, Biblical Commentary, Biblical Studies, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation
ISBN: 9780060088309
Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Published: 2002-04-26T05:00:00+00:00

One of the deacons of my home church told me of a visit she made with our pastor a few years ago to one of our shut-ins. The old lady on whom they called was not shut in in the conventional sense of being confined by age or infirmity to her home, but she had not come to church on a regular basis for years, and when asked why, told her church visitors that she got more comfort and consolation, “even fellowship,” from watching Dr. Robert Schuller and his Crystal Cathedral services than ever she did from sitting in the pews of our church, where no one seemed to notice her. This was not so much an affirmation of the effective television ministry of the Crystal Cathedral as it was an indictment of the ineffective ministry of the local church. When someone can feel more companionship in front of a television set than in the midst of a congregation, our first response ought not to be to smash the television. It gave our deacons and pastor much to think about, to pray on, and to work for.

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