I’ve been reading The Scandal of the Kingdom, by Dallas Willard. The book has been published posthumously. I can hear his voice in every sentence. It is a refreshing reminder of the simple but profound ways Dallas could speak and write. Here’s an encouraging word about the church:
“The church consists basically of those who have been called out by God to join together to become outposts of his kingdom. It is first and foremost the calling of human beings to God that constitutes the church, and the Lord adds daily to the church, as we’re told in the book of Acts. The people of God are to be a touchpoint between heaven and earth, where the healing of the cross and the resurrection can save the lost and grow them into the fullness of human beings in Christ.”
p. 100, The Scandal of the Kingdom