We can learn to address the many-faceted spiritual and humanitarian needs of the people in our neighborhoods. Maybe it is time for us to re-evaluate our ministries, directing more outreach effort toward the needs of those in our own towns and cities. Pockets of successful Episcopal evangelism already exist. As a church, we may be able to actually become more of a missionary presence that can bring people home to Christ in the Episcopal tradition. Karen Janus Northfield, Vt.
Cheap grace is grace without discipleship.
They expect a challenge to discover a new way of living. If they felt that way, they would have stayed home. People who join mega-churches don't expect simple answers, but they do expect an answer. The good news is not that God loves me, but that God loves me despite the way I once messed up my life, all the stupid things I did, the terrible harm I inflicted on others and the guilt it caused me. Until I could admit that I was a sinner and wanted to change, then the love of God meant nothing at all.