CAROL STREAM, Ill. (BP) -- God had never been the problem.
Growing up in small-town Iowa, Katie Crichton's family was deeply
involved with a local Protestant church. Her mother served as choir
director, her father sang in the choir and Crichton and her two brothers
sat in the front row every Sunday.
God was everywhere. Religion
was everywhere. And throughout Katie Crichton's young life she was
surrounded by people who spoke freely about God. God was always very
comfortable.
"It was when people started talking about Jesus that I got uncomfortable," she said.
While in college, Crichton remembers coming home for winter break and
sitting with her family during the Christmas Eve service, listening to
the familiar music and taking in the beautiful candle-lit atmosphere.
Deep inside, however, Katie felt like a hypocrite.
"I was sitting there enjoying the service, but not really buying the whole Christmas story," she said.
After
graduation, Crichton moved to Eau Claire, Wis., to pursue her teaching
career. She lived by herself during the first year and moved in the
following year with another teacher, Mary.
"Mary had this
personal faith in Jesus," Crichton said. "She read her Bible and
memorized Scripture, but aside from that, she was real. I liked her so
much. She was fun and to me Christian types were boring, in a box, and
very judgmental. But that wasn't Mary at all."
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