A Living Bread Ideas series
Do Not Outsource Your Soul
Do Not Outsource Your Soul. This is one thread of Living Bread Ideas: a set of essays that take a piece of ordinary modern life, ask who told us it had to be this way, and set it beside Jesus Christ. Not to call the world evil, but to ask what has been quietly behaving like a lord.
“And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”
Luke 12:15The Spreadsheet Cannot See Your DaughterIf the numbers are true, the decision must be right.The Algorithm Does Not Know Your NameTo be accurately predicted is to be known.The Algorithm Does Not Believe in RepentanceYour past is your most reliable future.Data Has a Memory, Grace Has a FutureA record of who you were is a verdict on who you are.The Internet Cannot Carry a CoffinDigital presence is presence enough.Do Not Outsource Your ApologyA message sent is amends made.Do Not Outsource Your PrayerA generated prayer is a prayer.Do Not Outsource Your GriefComfort can be delivered on demand.The Market Cannot Tell You What Is Worth WantingIf people will pay for it, it has worth.
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The One all of this points to
Every essay in this series circles the same center. Your life belongs to God, and in Him it is finally free. His name is Jesus, the Bread of Life.
Come and seeJesus Christ is Lord.