FALLING AWAY

Is the sun setting on Christianity?

WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON IN CHRISTIANITY TODAY? 

HAS GOD CHANGED? Has Christianity changed? Are we of the Christian Faith in a sieve as culture impresses change? I spent today reading article upon article about high profile personalities leaving their faith in a high profile way. What do I make of it? I'm concerned, not surprised, interested, saddened. I care deeply. 

This is personal for me. I've been through it with people close to me. I get the void, pretending. I also get the denial, emptiness. I understand the angst, disillusionment. To choose their own way is painful because it necessitates loss of connection and community--but the monkey is off their back.

Let's be honest here. People don't always tell everything--what some of the real issues are. We know people get hurt by other's choices. When someone walks away from what they preached, it's utterly demoralizing for those whom they have influenced. Many grieve the loss.

More destruction. More disillusionment. You might think, maybe Christianity doesn't work. Afterall, it didn't work for them. Some will cheer the person's release as some sort of freedom from religion/Christianity, as a choice to be fully who they are and were always meant to be.

However, I don't think that explains any of this. Will you really leave something real to you? Will you leave something life-giving, life-inspiring to you? Not likely. Christianity is nothing without Christ. Christ is its everything, its answer, its basis--its richness and joy.

Christ is life eternal. Christ is loving, living, giving, helping--thriving. Maybe that got buried somewhere along the way. Maybe Christ became irrelevant to the conversation. Maybe it seemed too limiting. Maybe doubt overcame belief. Maybe it seemed fake, all work and no play.

I wish I knew some of these going their own way. My heart is heavy when I think of them. The truth is they missed it. They missed what this is about. They're walking away from something precious, the Precious One. Jesus loves you. Christ's arms are open wide. Wake up to life.

Pray. Please pray.

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