Christians in Hollywood (and in general)…

I always find it interesting to read about people who are outspoken about their faith. Truth be told, it doesn’t even matter what the details of that faith are…I’m fascinated by the fact that there is a drive within (most) people to search for – as Bret Michaels so eloquently put it – something to believe in. As a Christian who’s probably a little more fascinated with the goings-on of celebrities that she should be, however, it’s particularly interesting to me to read about how famous people balance their relationship with Jesus with the rest of their life.

An old article from Relevant Magazine was making the rounds a while back about Zachary Levi (Chuck on Chuck). The article is interesting, but what’s even more interesting to me are the comments listed below the article. Apparently, people have pretty strong opinions about Christians… huh. Who knew?

Seriously, it saddens me to think of how many people have had horrible, traumatic encounters with “Christians.” I just finished Rob Bell’s Velvet Elvis (read it!) a few weeks ago and he said something in there that really rocked me. He said that if Sally lives on a street with a bunch of neighbors from various cultural backgrounds who all have radically different religious beliefs, and Sally becomes a Christian, every person on Sally’s street should benefit from Sally’s conversion. Sally should be more compassionate, more kind, more generous, more loving…who wouldn’t want a neighbor like that? It’s the kind of neighbor, friend, family member I want to be. Not the kind that turns people off to “religion,” but the kind who is a genuinely better human being because of my relationship with God.

Peace. Out.