Authentic authenticity

You wouldn't think we would need to put an adjective in front of the word authentic to make sure that the authenticity you were referring to was, in fact, authentic. But, according to Andy Crouch in Christianity Today magazine, modern churches are working hard to look authentic. Read the whole article here: Stonewashed Worship.

Gurumania

'Western seekers after spiritual wisdom travel to India looking for gurus to set them "free." But gurus can also entrap their eager recruits.' The ABCs The Spirit of Things recently explored the phenomenon of gurus by talking to two people who have had personal experience with gurus. You can read a transcript of the program here or, for a limited time, listen to the program here.