Living as Creatures

Living as Creatures

Why I Am a (Grateful) Christian

Reasons for hope amidst the doubt and decline

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Ben Christenson
Feb 11, 2025
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"The Pharisee and the Publican" by Gustave Doré

I take no pleasure in the loss of anyone’s faith.

My freshman floor at a state school was about 90% Christian, at least nominally. Four years later, I could count the churchgoers on one hand. This is a sad, well-documented trend.

My campus minister was more sanguine about it. He’d say, “I love working with co…

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