How did I come to believe that spiritual maturity involves separating myself from things that are vulgar/profane? For me, it was what I have started calling an unquestioned answer. To him, bad stuff doesn’t go away just because you don’t want to think about it. As a teenager, he’s hyper-aware of his cultural surroundings. That evening in Mexico, I didn’t hear the music because I tend to tune out negative influences. Does Ignoring Culture Equal Spiritual Maturity? But his comment-and the conversation that followed-caused me to rethink how I approach culture as a Christian. It struck me as funny that my teenage son thought my tender adult ears needed protection from that kind of influence. He replied, “I’m glad you didn’t-because it had the F–word every other word.”
The music was cranked up, inviting people to the celebration.Īfter we had passed by, my son asked, “Did you hear that song?”
Once, after a nighttime scuba dive in Mexico, my son and I were ambling back to our hotel from the dock and passed a couples-only resort preparing for a huge dance party.
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