An Authentic Christian Spirituality

People today are looking for genuine encounter with the transcendent, for meaning and purpose in their lives, for freedom from their guilt feelings and regrets, and hope for life after death. But in so many cases they do not look to Christianity for the satisfaction of these basic human needs.

Why? Because they view the church as chiefly a money-driven sociological or political organization, and what they want is an authentic, genuine spirituality. Every time a Christian leader “falls” or otherwise discredits the faith by their greediness or mean- spirited comments, it confirms the prejudice that Christians are a shallow, insincere bunch. Seekers want the “real deal.” Few unbelievers lack information about the faith. The larger problem is that what they have heard they do not find credible. The world longs for Christians to live out their faith from the inward center of a pure heart. - Dr. Glen Scorgie