"The church is not called to make the world a better place. The church is called to be the better place God has made in the world."

On Ellul’s “End and Means” and the Ethics of Manifestation

“We do not labor to produce justice; we are to be just. There is no need for us to try, through great labor and skill, to bring peace on earth. Instead, we ourselves must be peaceful. For where the peaceful are, there peace reigns.”

As a United Methodist Elder, I have long felt uneasy about m…