The Wilderness Perspective Trinity Season September 2000 Vol. This dichotomy is easily observable in popular Christianity. A few historic churches such as the Reformed Episcopal Church continue the process of reclaiming our heritage of the sacred. While not mainstream, it is the sacred that is stable and lasting, secure and comforting.
Popular movements come and go.
They begin with maverick individuals, riding a wave of popularity for awhile, then the wave crashes. After the foam dissipates, it is the sacred that remains. As popular Christendom continues its monotonous cycles, the sacred continues to hold the fabric of society, increasingly building upon the foundation of Jesus Christ. It is this foundation of the sacred Savior and His body the Church that we must continue to apply - contemporary antiquity. It would be really neat if there was such a thing as a thought sorter for the purpose of distinguish where our thoughts come from.