There was a time when evangelical Christianity carried a value for place. Churches belonged somewhere. Not just in terms of a building in a location, but emotionally and relationally.
Pastors knew the weight of local stories from local people. Congregations carried shared memories – both the joy and pain of an area’s history.
That instinct seems to have thinned over the years.
Should evangelicals promote Lenten practices?
Once more, this late winter, we have begun to hear and read about the observance of Lent.In recent days, …