In Matthew 28:18–20 our Lord gave a mission to the visible, institutional church: preach the gospel, administer the sacraments, and make disciples. He did not give that mission to a million evangelical para-church organizations. He gave it to the visible church. The . . . Continue reading →
In 1850, a former slave named William J. Anderson built a church building in downtown Madison, Indiana. Anderson had escaped the clutches of slavery and made it just across the Ohio River into Madison. He became a conductor on the Underground Railroad and, . . . Continue reading →
My hometown Madison, Indiana, is in many ways the quintessential small town in America. It was recently voted one of Indiana’s best main streets. Outside my window, I can see Kentucky across the river. If you have read one of Wendell Berry’s . . . Continue reading →