i finally found what I was looking for

Mark discovered Eikon through an invitation from a friend. He represents a sampling of stories that are commonly heard in Eikon these days:

Growing up in England, Mark was an apathetic believer who became increasingly disconnected to his parent's faith. In a sense, there never came a time where he really owned it for himself. It's safe to say he's not alone.

Disengaged, going to church and following Christ became a distant memory. After living here for a year and a half, a friend told him about this church he went to recently. He said it felt odd, even though it was his first time, it seemed as though he always belonged. There was no learning the ropes, or climbing the latter to get to where everyone else was. The pastor even allowed for debate, an open exchange of ideas. It was short, and people seemed to enjoy themselves. It was safe.

Very intriqued at this point, Mark came along to Eikon with his friend several weeks ago and has been attending everything we offer ever since. He's a part of kate and myself's network group, and we have both discovered some shared commonalities:

We seem to be on a parallel television schedule because we both watched a cheesy 1970s film on a heroic dog one saturday afternoon in our pj's (don't ask how that came up in conversation). Sadly, bad television can bring people together:)

As well as working for the Scottish Government, he's a concert pianist and an avid rock climber. I went climbing this past sunday evening and had a blast!

Eikon is not the end all. Church isn't a formula, we don't have it figured out and it's not for everyone.

It is encouraging however to hear every once in a while, "I finally found what I was looking for."