Read the Lectionary Texts If we could reinvent the Church for the 21st century—make it more faithful, more effective—I’d vote to make it less of an institution and more of a living community, with Christ at the center. Now, I’m not saying we need to reinvent the Christian faith. That’s as vibrant and life-giving as ever. But the structures we’ve wrapped around it? Sometimes they get... well, a little crusty. Like that loaf of communion bread someone forgot in the church kitchen back in 1997. A few weeks ago, we talked about becoming a community that embraces people as [READ MORE]