John Suk is former editor of the Banner, the magazine of the Christian Reformed Church. He is the author of Not Sure: A Pastor's Journey from Faith to Doubt (Eerdmans).
On a journey through North America, my wife and I
attended many churches. At one the pastor insisted repeatedly that "the meaning and purpose of life is to have a
personal relationship with Jesus." The claim irked me.
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