Being a Christian in a Changing World

Back in the 1950s, being a Christian was the norm. The perfect, middle class family with a white picket fence and a perfect conservative neighborhood was the American image. Every Sunday, that family would wake up and go to church together, pray before every meal, and the children would be told to say their prayers before they go to bed. The world was comfortable with the idea of families being Christian and that was the norm. Today, Christians live in a different situation. Being a christian is being a minority. Being a Christian isn't the "cool" thing to do anymore. Things have changed and maybe that has to do with popular culture of today. Maybe, the church isn't the same as it used to be. There are many questions that come up when discussing the slow decline in believers. Are we as Christians not evangelizing enough? Are we not walking the walk but making the talking the talk look easy? Many questions can come to mind but it is our job as believers to be real with people and to express our faith everyday and to not hide in the shadows of our own comfort. Things can change and maybe the Christian norm can too, but it starts with going out of our comfort zone and loving no matter the situation.