Three of us from our old church have been exploring Buddhism together for months and we finally decided we want to formally take refuge but now one friend is having second thoughts about leaving Christianity entirely and we don't know if we should move forward without her or wait. We meet every week to meditate and study but there's this unspoken tension about whether we're abandoning something sacred or finding it.
More people experience this than they realize.
The threshold between old faith and new becomes a place where friendships must navigate the weight of different callings.
“Where Are You with Conversion — gaining a new tradition?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.