Our church is slowly emptying and those of us left are having to decide whether to let it die gracefully or fight to keep something alive that might already be gone. We've been avoiding the conversation because saying it out loud feels like giving up, but pretending everything is fine is exhausting and dishonest.
More people experience this than they realize.
The gap between your community's spiritual vitality and its institutional survival has become impossible to ignore, forcing you to choose between honest endings and false hope.
“Where Are You with Near-death experiences across cultures?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.