Opinion | Why You Can’t Meet God Over Zoom

We can seek for new enchantments, but those of the past are past. It is no wonder the pastor feels caught in a malaise of meaning. The pastor is left to wonder what the liturgy and sacraments are good for.

American Christianity is a story of perpetual upheavals in churches and individual lives. Starting with the extraordinary conversion experience, our lives are motivated by a constant expectation for The Next Big Thing. We’re growing bored with the ordinary means of God’s grace, attending church week in and week out. Doctrines and disciplines that h

“Ultimately, I guess, I don’t know what to do, because I don’t know how to talk about God in a way that people sense and recognize. I’m not even sure if that’s possible anymore.” He felt like this shifting landscape had left him, as pastor, with an inability to discuss divine action.

Although my wife and I have not been part of a formal church for the last few months, we still gather with friends every Monday night to eat, pray, and meditate on Scripture. We have a loose collection of friends with whom we fast every Wednesday. A small group of mentors have joined us on a Zoom call once a month to pray for our future.

None of the