Christianity Today

A few months ago, my monthly copy of Christianity Today arrived at my house with Jesus on the front cover- in RayBan sunglasses. Before reading it, I assumed  the cover article by Brett McCracken, called “Hipster Faith,” would be about somebody else, maybe somebody or several people I know, but not me. But I was surprised by how convicted I felt. He was talking about me. Granted, I didn’t grow up in a mega church, quite the opposite, and I have never been a member of a hipster church, but for some reason the heart descriptions- and some of the outward depictions, as well- were hitting a little too close for comfort.

Go read the article. You might think it’s much ado about nothing, but I was happy to have my eyes opened to what I probably appeared to be to others for several years in my twenties. (I’m thirty now, so I can say that with gravity and wisdom and a single white hair.)

Oh, and I wrote a letter to the editor. Here it is:

The article on hipster Christians was a wake-up call for people like me. I don’t want to make people wonder what I am. Christ wasn’t nearly as mysterious as we like to try to be. Confounding, yes, but he said who he was, what he came to do, and what he plans to do.

I will keep singing the old hymns. I’ll continue the organic thing. I’ll keep my heart open to all who need help. But I will also remember that I am called to be a light: not a dim, vintage lamp or a string of paper lanterns—a light.

Oh, and CT also reviewed the EPs while I was on my blogging break. Here’s the link for that.