i went to barnes and noble’s the other day with my sister. as i walked around, picking up random interesting titles and reading the back, i meandered to the center aisle where they have tables of books on display. it was then that i noticed a smallish table towards the back with a very interesting (at least to me) sign . . .

“the new christians.”

now, in my circles, “new christian” is synonymous with “new convert.” someone new to the Faith. someone who just confessed Christ as Savior.

this sign doesn’t declare that. it isn’t a marker for recently-saved people to find a devotional about Christian basics.

this table was full of new titles, hot off emergent presses. “in love with Jesus, but not the church?” one subtitle asks . . .

i find this all very interesting, as people complain about religion and long for relationships.

perhaps what’s intriguing is what the sign implies: not only new, but improved. almost like revamped salad dressing with a new logo design– “new look! better taste!”

as they say, “out with the old, in with the new . . . “

but what about those who aren’t old, but are definitely leery of the new? (a book on my personal beliefs on christianity probably wouldn’t find itself on the “new christian” table . . .)

if we (those of us who find ourselves in the land of inbetween) had a sign on a table at B&N on display, what would it say?

not quite finding the right words?

yeah.

me neither.