And the Walls Came Tumbling Down....

This morning I heard Greg Boyd, an inspiring and transformative evangelical pastor, quoted by a long time respected leader of the Presbyterian Church. She ended her speech with a quote of his about the church needing to be careful that in trying to overcome the world, it doesn't become the world, and that you can not pick up the sword without putting down the cross (I paraphrase!). I suspect there were some in the audience who never thought they would see the day when an 'evangelical' pastor was quoted and admired by a 'mainline' church leader.

Earlier in the day, a passionate community organizer had reminded us that in scripture, it is told that the walls of Jericho only came tumbling down when the people of faith united their voices and shouted at the same time. Can it be that some longstanding walls are starting to crumble?