Last year I had the opportunity to introduce my friend Paige to Jesus. The funny thing is, she thought she was already a Christian. She was “spiritual,” acknowledged God as the creator of the world, and tried to be a good person. But she had no interest in church. We started reading Scripture together regularly, and at one of our meetings I asked her about church. She said, “I would go, but I’m lazy.” I pointed out that she exercises daily and is an avid hiker. Paige wasn’t lazy. Paige just wasn’t a Christian.

You likely know people who also mistakenly believe themselves to be Christians. In the first episode of our new podcast, Glo, four women with diverse backgrounds share their conversion stories, and as I listened I noticed a theme. Blair Linne explains that she “responded to an altar call” at age 9 but now understands that despite her “profession of faith,” she didn’t know Jesus. Soojin Park comes from a family of pastors and thought she was a Christian until she came face-to-face with her own sin and need for the Savior in college. Aixa de López confesses that she was a children’s teacher in her church on the day a Tim Keller sermon caused her to understand substitutionary atonement and true conversion for the first time. Sharon Dickens hails from Scotland where 40% of people call themselves “Christian” but less than 7% regularly attend church. 

Our world is confused about what it means to be a Christian. But God’s Word is our guide and his Spirit is at work. What I did for Paige is not special—it’s simple evangelism that begins with looking around my world for ways to love the lost, even when they might not know they’re lost. I hope you’ll take the time to listen to Glo because the conversations between Blair, Aixa, Soojin, and Sharon will inspire you to “let your light shine before others” so that one day their lives might shine for God too (Matt. 5:16).