““But when a confirmand stands up in front of our congregation on Confirmation Sunday, we’re not asking her to talk about what God means to her. Nor are we asking her to acknowledge a set of propositional statements about the universe. Rather, we’re inviting her to step inside an ongoing story and become one of its characters for the rest of her life. It’s less like a math test and more like a game of jump rope: it’s not about passing or failing or even emoting but about watching, practicing, and jumping in.””
