By Scott L: Guest Blogger
In my last article, Defeating the ‘Hi and Fine’, I continued looking more at what God meant when He meant church, that is, when He meant us, the people of God, the body of Christ. The challenge is that, as we move past the simple conversations on Sunday’s consisting of the ‘hi and fine’ nature, we would now look to develop something deeper in our relationships. This is deeper than discussing theology or the Sunday morning sermon. It’s what David Benner spoke of in his book, Sacred Companions: ‘Genuine spiritual intimacy involves sharing my experience, not simply my ideas.’ Or, as a close friend of mine calls it, ‘touching the eternal in someone else.’