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Have We Made ‘Authenticity’ an Idol?

Have We Made ‘Authenticity’ an Idol?

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
In so many small groups I’ve been part of, there’s this unspoken formula: share a few personal struggles, get a little vulnerable, maybe tear up a bit and everyone assumes healing is on its way. If we can just be “real” enough with each other, the pull toward sin should start to fade, right? Except…