I've had similar conversations with people in churches who want to go back to the glory days of full pews and active youth ministry and full Sunday School classrooms. I tell them that's fine, they just need to turn in their iPhones, the internet, the vehicles they currently drive, go back to a full time job that they retired from, reset to three major networks rather than the abundance of options, reverse their food choices, turn in their medicines that have come out in the last several decades, start being concerned about the Cold War again, and so much more. Oh, and reverse their own age, which may mean eliminating their grandchildren who weren't born yet, and probably has an impact on their children's lives too. All that's not counting the changes in bodies either, or the social engagement people had.

We can't go back. Ever. Nor should we. We aren't called to rewind society. Rather to mourn what was, or what we believe what was, so that we can be fully present and look where we are heading and adjust accordingly. Nostalgia is a no-win situation and a disappointment.