From my lectionary readings this morning, a passage from Richard J. Foster’s Freedom of Simplicity:

“Pastors need to take courage and share boldly and tenderly. People need the truth. It does them no good to remain ignorant… Martin Luther is reported to have said,

‘If you preach the Gospel in all aspects with the exception of the issues which deal specifically with your time you are not preaching the Gospel at all.’ 

We can no longer allow people to engage in pious exercises that are divorced from the hard social realities of life. Nor can we tolerate a radical social witness that is devoid of inward spiritual vitality. Our preaching and teaching needs to hold these elements in unity.”

Peace,

Allan