The staff here at Central UMC were recently shown a video about something called a "practicing church". It reminded me of much that is in the book of James regarding what we are going to 'do' in relation to what we believe. Another response presented itself to me in the words of Elton Trueblood.

"The fact is that emphasis upon the life of outer service, without a corresponding emphasis upon the life of devotion, has already led to obviously damaging results, one of which is calculated arrogance." - From The New Man for Our Time by Elton Trueblood

Where is YOUR middle ground for finding the right balance between the need to 'be' and the need to 'do'?