I just read an interesting quote in Rolling Stone magazine. It is from Eva Longoria who is one of the main characters on the TV show 'Desperate Housewives'. 
I haven't seen the TV show, and have no plans or desire to ever watch it. But I think her quote represents a lot of people, especially those who have grown up in the church.
"In college I went from being Catholic to being non-denominational to being Christian, but now I just want to believe in a higher power. That's a good way to live."
I think that is an extremely common way of thinking about spirituality today, especially from those that have transformed from being raised in some sort of organized church, even going through a "non-denominational" phase. I hope that the church will recognize this, and that we will be able to build church communities and have our teaching be to where people don't have to simply abandon Christianity and believe in a "higher power". Jesus is missing. Jesus is the one we need to be teaching that church and spirituality wraps around. Not whether one is Catholic, or non-denominational or Christian.
I don't know what Eva experienced through these phases she described, whether it was a poor church experience, or bad experiences with Christians - or maybe just not understanding what it really means to follow Jesus. I don't know, but may God please use churches and church leaders to change this and see people say they believe in Jesus, not just what sounds like a more impersonal "higher power" - Jesus is hgher power, but He also is personal. He has personality. We can read His words. Listen and ponder at His story and life. Jesus is so wonderful and beautiful to know, and it makes my heart sad that people miss out on Him.
