Years ago, I was engaged in a conversation with two friendsIn making a point, one of them quoted a famous evangelist,“People change–but not that much”- okay–so I reacted immediately, but kept my mouth shut• this same person stood in front of large crowds,◦ promising them that Jesus would transform their lives◦ that in Christ, they would become a new creation• that is the essence of the evangelical message◦ it’s what we’ve been singing for the past 250 years“I once was lost, but now I’m found; was blind but now I see”◦ could we regard the scope of these changes "not that much"?- what good is my Christian faith if it it isn't thorough? If it doesn’t make me a better person?