Imagine the church unrestrained

I was reading some comments by contemporary theologian Walter Brueggemann regarding the season of Pentecost.  He makes these comments firstly of the church ….    “It is not an institution, but rather a community of folk who are propelled by God’s own spirit, situated in Jesus’ own narrative, and alive in the world in alternative ways.” 

In making these comments Brueggemann is not only making comment on the nature of the early church situated around Jesus human incarnation some 2020 years ago but also and as importantly he is making comment on the nature of the church we need to live in today. Where are a community that stands over against institution – where we are propelled not by regulation or fear but by God’s own Spirit.  Continue reading “Imagine the church unrestrained”