I write frequently about change. Primarily that we like to say we hate change, but that we often actually like it. That it is necessary and natural. We’re never not changing.

In most contexts, change is a pretty neutral term. In traditional churches, however, the word takes on a negative slant. We describe to each other a bias for tradition, for the way things are, and for predictability. In short, we are biased toward the same and against change. And, in general, we feel pretty OK with that.

However, it is hard to square a posture that leans away from change when the gospel itself is fundamentally about change.

Most justifications for this non-neutrality struggle under the weight of theological scrutiny. So then, what change in us would it take to embrace a holy view of change?