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"Can Christianity Become a Religion of Hope Once Again?" series, Part 3

I don't know how many times I have heard someone say in the context of church, “People don't like change.”

If that were true,

• No one would ever move from one dwelling space to another.

• No one would ever enter into a romantic relationship.

• No one would ever leave one job for another.

• No one would ever buy new clothes.

• No one would ever buy a new car.

• No one would ever go to college.

In fact, I want you to think back to the last time you did something outside of your routine. Did you try a new restaurant, buy something you wouldn't normally have, or take a different route to a familiar place? It probably wasn't that long ago that you did something different. In other words…

You changed it up. 

Why? Because it was something you wanted to do. 

The issue isn't “change”. It turns out that people actually love change. Neuroscientists have discovered that novelty in itself is often perceived as its own reward. “Newness” is experienced as rewarding. 

So, if change isn’t the issue, what’s the real issue?

The real issue is whether the change is meaningful.

Anytime change is meaningful, people get excited and they’re all about it.