A really nice bridge was built across the Choluteca River (Honduras). It was completed in 1998, just before Hurricane Mitch struck. The bridge survived the hurricane, but the river shifted, leaving the bridge on dry ground. The bridge quickly became known as “The Bridge to Nowhere”

This is a powerful metaphor of what has happened with the Church this year. The structures that we had so passionately built were no longer useful. Our large buildings, our “fellowship halls”, our classrooms, our kitchens and our parking lots were emptied. Camps and retreats were canceled. […]