It occurs to me that —
very occasionally, of course — I may have been the tiniest bit more
dismissive of other believers than I ought.
Christian X’s wife
runs the show, my youthful self noted. Scratch him from my list of potential spiritual
advisors. Christian W has three kids who are off the rails, IMHO. Or at
least they’re not very friendly in youth group. Christian Y’s car is awfully
expensive: obviously too worldly. And Christian Z? Sure, he and his new
wife use that cottage for the Lord, but wouldn’t that money be better invested
in missions? Not to mention that divorce. Can you even be saved and do that?
Scratch, scratch, scratch.