In a world filled with terrorism, racism, hatred and division, where friends and families are being pitted against each other, do we understand the importance of a sanctuary? Far more than merely being a place to escape, the church could be a place of strength and healing. A place to restore our souls, renew our strength.

The fact is, most churches today are just social clubs. Instead of an open and passionate community of faith, we have created a religious club where anyone who doesn't fit the cookie-cutter mold is excluded and rejected. As much as we may not want to admit it, we are more divided in our churches than anywhere else.

We don't talk enough about this, because it means admitting that we don't have it all together. It would mean admitting that we are still growing, and that we don't have all the answers. Sadly, this isn't tolerated in the church today. We have to have all the answers, and present this shiny, happy, fake image of ourselves to the world. We might think we are doing good, but we really aren't. If anything we're hurting ourselves, and the message.

For someone who doesn't wear a suit or speak good 'Christianese', the church has little to offer. Everyone calls one another 'brother' and 'sister,' yet they treat their neighbors better. We call it 'fellowship' and yet there is little if any real community going on. For the hundreds and thousands of people like me, we didn't choose to be de-churched. We feel that the church left us.

Without question, the plot of 'The Electric State' is one of the most original stories I have ever seen. A wild and cartoony version of 'Mad Max'. Truthfully, if you aren't paying attention, most of this films concepts will completely skip right over you.