A healthy relationship with a local church is like a healthy marriage. It only work when grounded in the selfish commitment and non-consumerist covenant. – Brett McCraken
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The local church isn’t a piece of the heavenly church…
The local church isn’t a piece of the heavenly church-like a tiny chunk is broken off a big cookie. Instead, it’s a miniature realization of the whole heavenly thing. – Bernard N. Howard
