Can the term "repent" provide meaning for people who unlike previous generations have significantly more educational and therapeutic methods to change their lives? In secular culture, it’s generally perceived that humanity’s sophistication has outgrown Christianity.
Of course, it is much easier to appreciate God when things are going well, but sorrow is an unavoidable part of life in a broken world.
Believers require a fresh realization that the Christian faith does provide existential and intellectual fulfillment, and makes reality intelligible. Secularism should be criticized for its self-entitled interpretations of reality, and its dubious propositions for humanity.
Unless our understanding of leadership goes beyond theory, cultural thought may develop a narrative that suggests evangelical leadership cannot realistically offer anything exceptional.
