SUFFERING, THINKING, LOVING, LIVING AUTHENTICALLY (15)
Scripture: Proverbs 9:10
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Suffering, Thinking, Loving, Living Authentically (15)
Series: Wisdom - Suffering, Thinking, Loving, and Living Authentically
Patrick Edwards
Proverbs 9:10
Introduction
Have you ever wondered where this whole craze about fresh or made from scratch, or authentic came from? I mean growing up I felt like we didn't care what was in our McNuggets as long as they tasted good. But now every fast food chain claims to make biscuits from scratch, to have burgers made from fresh, real beef. Every new restaurant boasts how it uses only local produce and ingredients. Consumers are demanding that their food be real and authentic. Dr. Glenn Carroll, professor and sociologist of organizational behavior at Stanford University argues, ''In advanced consumer economies, consumers are buying on the basis of their interpretation of the product and its story.'' What he means is that consumers are interested primarily in seeking out and consuming what is deemed to be more authentic.
But it's not just been a trend in dining; the wider culture itself has witnessed a rise in the demand for authenticity, especially out of people themselves. Experts believe this has much to do with the boom in technology and social media. The question that we tend to ask now of others is whether or not a person is genuine or just putting out a persona. Perhaps another way to put this is to say that our culture is more concerned than ever with determining whether or not someone is 'fake.'
Coincidentally, or perhaps not so coincidental at all, is that the more our culture has become obsessed with authenticity church attendance has fallen. I'll say that again, while our culture has sought out authenticity they have stopped looking for it in the church. Now I'll leave that up to the sociologists and statisticians to officially determine whether or not those two trends are related, but to me, in my experience both as a person living in the culture as well as a pastor, these two trends seem to be d ...
Series: Wisdom - Suffering, Thinking, Loving, and Living Authentically
Patrick Edwards
Proverbs 9:10
Introduction
Have you ever wondered where this whole craze about fresh or made from scratch, or authentic came from? I mean growing up I felt like we didn't care what was in our McNuggets as long as they tasted good. But now every fast food chain claims to make biscuits from scratch, to have burgers made from fresh, real beef. Every new restaurant boasts how it uses only local produce and ingredients. Consumers are demanding that their food be real and authentic. Dr. Glenn Carroll, professor and sociologist of organizational behavior at Stanford University argues, ''In advanced consumer economies, consumers are buying on the basis of their interpretation of the product and its story.'' What he means is that consumers are interested primarily in seeking out and consuming what is deemed to be more authentic.
But it's not just been a trend in dining; the wider culture itself has witnessed a rise in the demand for authenticity, especially out of people themselves. Experts believe this has much to do with the boom in technology and social media. The question that we tend to ask now of others is whether or not a person is genuine or just putting out a persona. Perhaps another way to put this is to say that our culture is more concerned than ever with determining whether or not someone is 'fake.'
Coincidentally, or perhaps not so coincidental at all, is that the more our culture has become obsessed with authenticity church attendance has fallen. I'll say that again, while our culture has sought out authenticity they have stopped looking for it in the church. Now I'll leave that up to the sociologists and statisticians to officially determine whether or not those two trends are related, but to me, in my experience both as a person living in the culture as well as a pastor, these two trends seem to be d ...
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