Ch-ch-ch-changes…

My son is finishing kindergarten next week.  It might seem strange to say so, but I don’t remember him growing up this much.  All of a sudden, my first baby is not at all a baby.  He’s a bright, active, opinionated boy, and every day, he’s a little different.

The saying, “time waits for no one,” seems especially appropriate today.  The years seem to be passing more quickly with every year; each week is a blur of activity.

Life in the Church is changing, too, no matter where you are.  The days when we were granted relevance and credibility in American society are long past.  Though a large number of Americans claim Christianity, many aren’t particularly committed or loyal to any “church” other than their own opinions about how to go about being “spiritual.”

How, then, will we continue our discipleship with an effective witness to the Gospel?  Firstly, by remembering that the need to continually educate ourselves for communicating Christ to others will never cease.  Secondly, by always being aware that we are disciples in a very “fluid” world — nothing stays the same for long, and if we get stuck in our ways, we will perish.

There is hope, and this is good news.  But the days of passive discipleship are over… if they ever were here at all.