January 17, 2007
A Nagging Concern
By Mark A. Taylor Let me say at the outset I’m not ready to join a house church like those described by Keith Shields this week. But I am intrigued to think about the quality of relationships and accountability I’d experience if I were a member of one. And I can’t imagine worshiping in virtual silence every week, in a setting like the one Dan Gilliam describes. But I can’t forget talking with Tony Twist who asks graduate students to spend two hours in silent prayer as the “final exam” for his course in spiritual formation. Neither am I sure


