I spent a lot of time in this, even though it is quite a short letter. Perhaps, because I think about this every time I pass by a church and notice an empty parking lot... sometimes even on Sunday mornings! Of all the letters, one can blow by this one so easily yet it reflects a lot of our churches today. I hope this truly resonates with you, the individual church goer or especially if you're a church leader.
Me? I'm just one of those people in the hallway. This podcast is a way for me to dig deep into scripture, to carry the torch in some way. But what I think we're missing is spelled out so clearly in this letter. We have included our worship in our week, like it's a checkmark in our to-do list (and many not even that). These empty buildings could be sooo much more!
NOTES For the Letter to the Church of Sardis