One of my favourites of the 50 or so books I’ve read so far this year is The Wayfarer by the erudite and witty Andy Kind. What’s so good about it? Watch this short interview I did with Andy (and his now famous comedy sidekick) about The Wayfarer. In three minutes we cover comedy, walking, faith, loss, redemption, and hope.
We live in remarkable times. All around us, more and more people—especially those under 30—are beginning to think deeply about faith, spirituality, and the big questions of life again. Bible sales are up. Church interest is quietly growing. And atheism? It’s not holding the same cultural sway it did even ten years ago.
Why? I think it’s because the secular answers simply aren’t cutting it. They don’t satisfy the deepest longings of the human heart—longings for meaning, purpose, identity, and hope.
Maybe that describes you right now. You’re curious. You’re asking questions. You’re wondering where to even begin. A friend of ours, a teenager who lives just a few doors down, recently said to my wife, “I want to start thinking about spiritual things … but I have no idea where to start.”
If that’s how you feel—or you have a friend like that—the advice below is for you.
Here are seven simple, honest steps to begin exploring Christianity …
In the British newspaper The Times there is another fascinating (all the more so because the journalist is clearly a bit baffled by all this) article on the return of especially young people to churches. The “quiet revival” isn’t quite revival, let’s not get too carried away, but God is very much on the move and this story fits a pattern.
Read the whole article here: https://bit.ly/4mks6UH
Check out the new edition of The Atheist Who Didn’t Exist in which the last chapter explores more of what’s going on right now.
