A big reason I left the church for a short time is because I did not believe it helped me have an embodied faith. The gospel at times felt flat and very superficial always about winning. It felt like a place either feel good or bad about yourself but not make you a disciple, challenge you, or actually cultivate the world. A favorite book of mine that touched on this is “The Call to Conversion” by Jim Wallis. I have found a church that has embodied this better but I do think it’s hard to find.
Thanks for sharing your experience! A big part of why we do this podcast is our belief that so many churches in the United States are teaching a heavily enculturated version of the faith, and it sounds like that felt off to you as well. We’re glad to hear that you put in the work to find a church that did a better job at following the way of Jesus. Many might not have made the effort and simply walked away, so it’s encouraging to know that you landed in a good place on the other side of what is often a difficult search.
A big reason I left the church for a short time is because I did not believe it helped me have an embodied faith. The gospel at times felt flat and very superficial always about winning. It felt like a place either feel good or bad about yourself but not make you a disciple, challenge you, or actually cultivate the world. A favorite book of mine that touched on this is “The Call to Conversion” by Jim Wallis. I have found a church that has embodied this better but I do think it’s hard to find.
Thanks for sharing your experience! A big part of why we do this podcast is our belief that so many churches in the United States are teaching a heavily enculturated version of the faith, and it sounds like that felt off to you as well. We’re glad to hear that you put in the work to find a church that did a better job at following the way of Jesus. Many might not have made the effort and simply walked away, so it’s encouraging to know that you landed in a good place on the other side of what is often a difficult search.
sorry, i can't really recognize religion as anything more than something man-made.