I want to study God's word long and carefully so that when I stand before you and preach and teach I will be accurate. I want to pray, slowly and lovingly, so that my relation with God will be inward and honest. And I want to be with you, often and leisurely, so that we can recognise each other as close companions on the way of the cross and be available for counsel and encouragement to each other.
(page 39)
Where do we go wrong then? I think his thoughts on the consumerist church is correct, but I'm not sure UK pastors ever did really become consumer-providers in the way it happened in the US. And yet, I know all three of us long for what he describes here...
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