Quote of the Day (Brett McCracken, on Christianity’s Alternative to a “Phony, Ephemeral” World)

"If we are interested in Christianity in any sort of serious way, it is not because it's easy or trendy or popular. It's because Jesus himself is appealing, and what he says rings true. It's because the world we inhabit is utterly phony, ephemeral, narcissistic, image-obsessed and sex-drenched--and we want an alternative. It's not because we want more of the same."--Brett McCracken, "The Perils of 'Wannabe Cool' Christianity," The Wall Street Journal, August 13, 2010