Posted by Helen on: 02.05.2009 /
Christine Wicker was recently interviewed by Michael Spencer, aka InternetMonk. Here’s the beginning of the interview:
Thank you, Christine, for doing this interview. You made it clear in your book that you grew up among evangelicals, but are no longer an evangelical or part of the Christian community. Can you tell us a little bit about your own faith journey and what were the significant contributing experiences to where you are now?
I wrote a book called “God Knows My Heart” in which I tried to figure all that out while covering religion for The Dallas Morning News. I was pretty devout as a kid and even in college.
Why did I leave? I once replied off the cuff that I wanted a world bigger than the Baptist Student Union. That might sum it up.
But leaving church and leaving Jesus are quite different. The first is easier. I sometimes suspect Jesus is not all that impressed with my belief or lack of belief, which fluctuates.
I say that because he continues to be a daily influence in how I conduct my life, the most important guide for how to behave. Sometimes he is also a presence. He shows up in all of my books, no matter the subject and whether or not I’m looking for him.