At first glance, I thought this article was just some whining of some old "christian" who's finally admitted the state of today's churches. But as I read line, a few phrases caught my eyes:
"Crabb says that while he is hungry for spiritual formation, most
churches just focus on solving particular social or emotional problems
rather than members' spiritual problems. He described many churches as
"self-help clubs"."
"A real church would be immersed in the Bible whether it is through the
pastor’s sermon, Sunday school, or small group discussion, Crabb said."
And the article seems to fall towards Stoicism. Perhaps due to lack of Biblical piety, research and knowledge, though realizing the need of such. One could easily compare the literatures of some great pioneers such as Augustine, John Calvin and the likes, and see the see how far behind we are right now.
Nonetheless, those phrases are well worth the read.