IMHO, I don't perceive the article is written by believers seeking to remain in fellowship with God through faith in Christ more than they simply are seeking religious fulfilment of a social institution which offers scarcity of moral dilemmas in a worldly environment.
The answer is much simpler. Simple faith in God thrugh faith in Christ, allowing God's grace to do all the work and remaining obedient to Him in all things, with all our mind, soul and strength and heart, and loving our fellow man as ourselves. Let God the Holy Spirit perform all the work in our thinking regarding our learning in Scripture and stop dwelling on manmade arguments.
Perhaps in His plan they were simply meant to wander between denominations blythely absorbing only tidbits of Scripture and His will so that they might be at the right place at the right time in the future. Then again, maybe they've been chasing after something they seek from their own intent rather than simply resting in faith in Him through Christ, resulting in a merry-go-round worldly life with ups and downs of periodic spirituality.
I rejoice, though, that His providence has prepared places for them in their journey.
I agree with you...She wasn't looking for Jesus Christ...She was looking for a religion and a religious experience...And she found it...
The smell of incense filled the air as we entered St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church for the Divine Liturgy. It was the most majestic church that we had ever seen. The priest, clad in a lavish golden vestment, censed the altar as he prayed in the Sanctuary. Worshipers lit candles and kissed the icons, making the Sign of the Cross. Kerry and I sat down in silence. There was a sense of reverence here that we had never experienced before.
Compare that to this:
Luk 17:20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
Luk 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.