A Common Sense Faith

Christianity is weird, but it doesn't have to be. Now, sure, it seems like weirdness is on-brand with Christianity, but that wasn't the original posture. Yet today, the separation of church and reality is more distinctive and vast than the separation between church and state.

The Bible doesn't call for us to run away from truth and facts. Our faith doesn't tell us to ignore science and reality. Still, to the Christian mindset, logic and reason are often the enemies. It doesn't have to be that way. It shouldn't be that way. Christianity doesn't have to be weird.

It should be grounded in common sense and intertwined with humanity. Spirituality and faith don't have to be devoid of reason and reasonability.

The teachings of Jesus call his followers to be part of society and culture, not counter to it. They call us to care for others with compassion and humility. They call for sacrifice and effort.

Yet the faithful are often too obsessed with the hereafter as their cosplay hobby version of end-times escapism. A Christianity obsessed with its own weirdness is a lazy copout and an excuse to ignore the call of Jesus to love others. A common sense faith is possible, we just have to walk away from the weirdness.