The late Michael Spencer (aka The Internet Monk) once wrote an article for these pages in which he gave advice to the parents of "Alex," a teen who doubted his faith. Spencer's main point: Don't distract Alex with anything that will hide Jesus as the center of Christianity. Ministers, parents, educators, and friends have a bad habit of covering Jesus with layer after layer of feelings, relationships, behavior, and belief that have little to do with who Jesus is and what he did in time and space for his people. Recognizing that problem, Lutheran pastor ...
