Some years ago I heard a radio interview with one of my favorite Christian writers, the late Fred Buechner. The occasion was the release of his newest book, a collection of sermons.
At the time he’d long since retired. Thus, at one point, the interviewer asked him where he’d been attending church. His answer stunned me. In fact, I thought it sacrilegious. It diminished him in my eyes. He said he didn’t go to church.
When asked why, he explained, in effect, that none of the churches he’d attended seemed to get it. None struck him as particularly relevant or engaging. It was mostly meaningless blather (my words, not his).
