November 2025

And last, but not least, the final B. Becoming. What does it mean to become something or someone? How do we understand this with a Christian point of view? What are we supposed to do to become followers of Christ?

Okay, I’ll admit. Some of those questions are easier to answer than others. You can look up a definition for what it means to become- a connotation, but for the denotation, the Christian lens, you may not want to limit yourself. It makes it feel like being a “good” Christian requires a checklist. That would make it seem like there’s a recipe for a perfect Christian life.

As someone who bakes, occasionally, and has baked a great deal before, I feel like there’s a good analogy here. At what point in the creation process does a pie become a pie? Or does bread become bread? Can dough be bread? What if you make substitutions? What if we are always meant to be more like Christ, day by day? The process would never end. After all, we are not bread. We are God’s beloved children. Precious creations made in the image of God.

And maybe that’s the idea. That as we continue to strive to be like Christ, we know it is possible to be perfected in love in this lifetime, but we also know that it requires a continuous renewal, reconnection, and reorientation towards God. That although we name ourselves as Christians we also know that as disciples we are always, with the help and power of the holy Spirit, with Christ’s righteousness, and God’s grace becoming who God would have us to be. Let us not be stagnant in our faith.