But as I walked with Jesus, somehow my “growth” had been coupled with increasingly stronger opinions about the “right” way to be a follower. I started keeping people I didn’t enjoy or agree with at arm’s length. I managed to avoid most of the Bens in my life by locating them, categorizing them and gracefully shunning them, all while appearing to be both spiritual and community-oriented. Further, I could do all of this without wasting any of my precious brainpower. I was quite good.
