 Stitch this and share your religious horse story. You like this fellow may have experienced hurt by the church. It's easy for Christians to disregard with this experience as rare and reaffirm the idea that you should be putting your faith in Jesus and not people. The problem is, is that when we're part of a church, those connections help to build our spiritual identity, how we see ourselves and how we see God. When someone is betrayed, mistreated, abused in a Christian context, that person's perspective of God is severely damaged. So what can we do for those who have been hurt by the church? Well, we should seek to foster curious and compassionate communities where those who have been hurt by the church can rediscover who Jesus truly is. It's not about disposing the truth of the Bible because some people that claimed the name of Christ did some bad things. It's about helping them understand their hurt through the lens of the loving savior who will one day make us whole. Seek to be that type of person in their life and follow for more Christ-centered content.