What Stephen Colbert Said

I have been reading the excellent book, You Lost Me by David Kinnaman. It’s a follow up to his best seller UnChristian, only focused on why younger Christians are leaving the church. In his chapter called “Nomads and Prodigals,” he talks about why some high profile people stepped out of their faith for a while. Here is what Stephen Colbert said about finding his way back to faith (p. 59).

Yeah. It was a college angst thing. But once I graduated from college, some Gideon literally gave me a box of The New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs on a street in Chicago. I took one and opened it right away to Matthew, Chapter 5, which is the opening of the Sermon on the Mount. That whole chapter is essentially about not worrying. I didn’t read it—It spoke to me, and it was an effortless absorption of the idea. Nothing came to me in a thunderbolt, but I thought to myself, “I’d be dumb not to reexamine this.”

Wow! What a testament to the power of the Gospel! (No pun intended.)

I have the privilege of interviewing David Kinnaman at our church (Living Word) this coming Tuesday, the 25th as part of our young adult ministry. If you are in the York, PA area, come and join us at 7:00!  (It's open to all ages.)

What’s your take on this quote?