I hope y’all don’t mind, but I’d like throw a bit of a challenge your way by pointing you to an online book written by Andrew Strom entitled “The Secrets of the Early Church“. What’s the challenge you ask? Well, it’s two-fold actually. The first is that it’s a lengthy read - definitely not for those who are distracted easily. But you who aren’t afraid to study a bit will find viewpoints here that you may be unaccustomed to - particularly if you’ve been walking out your Christian faith for any length of time. And therein lies the second challenging aspect: your preconcieved ideas about what “church” is will be called in to question.

Now, I’m not the sort of guy who jumps onto every bandwagon that comes rolling into town. And the truth is, I’m still in the process of wading through this document. So, despite the fact that much of what I’m reading so far really strikes a chord deep within me, I’m not going to try to “sell” you on all or even some of Mr. Strom’s views. But I will encourage you to simply take a look. Study it out for yourself. Allow yourself to be exposed to some teachings you don’t usually hear during today’s mega-Sunday-morning-multi-media-extravaganza-broadway shows. Then, see if the Holy Spirit just might bear witness…