Going Like a Bomb

Here's a re-post of a rather curious sort. I wrote this post during my late wife Mirjam's final illness -- and shelved it.  It read as follows:  "Wife M said yesterday, 'Our Church is going like a bomb. That's what I say.'  I could suggest the reasons why.  However, it would perhaps be easier (and more useful) to say how one would kill that vitality rather than sustain it.

• One would kill it with a lesser view of God
• One would kill it by reducing member participation
• One would kill it by condoning disruptive behaviour

Further,

• Abolish simple English
• Change our view of Scripture
• Harbour an anxious spirit
• Reduce opportunities for fellowship
• Abolish the Believers' Church principle