April 7, 2019 9:30 a.m., Sanctuary It’s typical to think of true Christianity as a pure transfiguration experience. But the truest experience of Jesus isn’t found on the mountaintop, but down in the valley and in the grime of the city, at the foot of the cross. We love the shiny moments, but Christianity isn’t shiny and smooth. It’s dingy and gritty, among the people of the world, whom God loves.