The fixed pew in Protestant church buildings has become a symbol of the gaol-like imprisonment of worshippers, so that, contrary to the Protestant insistence on liberty of conscience among individual believers they are finally restrained from taking liberties and becoming intoxicated with the holy.
John Killinger, Leave it to the Spirit, 1971.
At Pentecost the first Christians swung together in the Holy Spirit which blew people from different cultures and languages together, enabling them not only to understand each other but also to see visions and dream dreams. (Acts 2:1-17). An American Baptist preacher and teacher, famous for his quotes: 'John Killinger is a tireless lover. He loves God and he loves life and he loves people. He has often said that if he had to sum up all of Christian theology in a single word, it would be “love.” Somebody quoted him recently as saying, “All the theology and fine preaching and great devotionalism in the world aren’t worth a thimbleful of kindness done for a little child.”'
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