Where’s the ‘Beef’ in Religious Faith?

"“The reality is Christ. The literal things – the temple, the priesthood, the daily sacrifice – those things were the shadow of what was to come, and now that the reality is here [Christ], those shadows have vanished and are already fading away.” [See Colossians 2:17; Hebrews 10:1]

Like a lot of metaphorical Christian language, it’s beautiful on the surface. But what does it really mean in the real world? Nothing it would appear, save a reflection of dreamy Christian yearning that has continued mostly unabated for two thousand years or so."