Try describing the church by its “isness”

Lately I’ve been chewing over how regularly some folk find it important (important to them that is) to tell me what the church isn’t, or from their perspective “what it ought-to-be as belief and behaviour”...

For me (and I suspect Jesus too) the best enjoyment of what the church is, is community ... of course I could be wrong, but don’t assume I am ... think about it this way ...

As community the church is no mere repository of correct doctrines or exemplar of divinely desired human behaviours; it is a family of incarnation, interaction and fallibility ...

Why not try describing the church by its “isness” ... not its aint’ness

How hard can it be?

Don’t be afraid of simple answers to challenges of daily life.

Remember, true simplicity is always based on the profound ... that’s why it’s workable ... "don’t mistake depth for difficulty”.

In other words, “when the waters deep swim!!!”