We're beggars telling other beggars where to find bread.

For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street with The Point.

In his 1979 book, The Culture of Narcissism, Christopher Lash argued that as the bonds of religious

identity and family erode, Americans were increasingly looking inward for security and meaning.

And such a culture, feelings, and subjective experience aren't just considered the most important

thing in the world. They're considered the most important thing in the world.

They're considered the most accurate view of the world.

We see that played out today where special status is awarded to people who are perceived as victims.

In a secular culture increasingly hostile to Christianity, one person's negative experience at church or disdain for Christianity is elevated, quickly believed, even if that

perception is false or even uncommon.

As Lash described, quote, the contemporary climate is therapeutic, not religious.

People hunger not for personal salvation, but for the feeling, the momentary illusion of personal

well-being, health, and psychic security.

In such a climate, Christians have to be quick to repent

and quick to invite others into the abundant life Christ offers.

After all, if we found peace, it's only by God's grace.

So our task is to invite the loss to come find it too.

For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street.