Sorry for the long absence.

I posted a response today to a recent article defending the institutional church, at Christianity Today's website. I think the article is anecdotal and misguided on key points. However, it did give me the opportunity to pen some thoughts I've been mulling over with friends lately. I had to be terse (they have a 1000 character limit) and so recommend reading the article first, but it's not necessary.

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2009/august/35.58.html