A Living Bread Ideas series
False Gods of Modern Life
False Gods of Modern Life. 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.
“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”
1 Timothy 6:10How Much Is EnoughThere is always a next amount that will finally be enough.You Are Going to Leave Everything HerePossessions are a lasting measure of a life.Your Net Worth Is Not Your WorthWealth reflects intelligence and virtue.When Security Becomes an IdolEnough certainty will finally make you safe.The Economy of Not EnoughYou are supposed to remain slightly dissatisfied with yourself.Someone Profits Every Time You Hate YourselfYour insecurity is a personal failing, not a market.You Were Not Born a ConsumerWanting more is simply who you are.The Addiction to ImportanceBeing important is the same as being valuable.The Strange Freedom of GenerosityGiving money away simply makes you poorer.A Christian View of DebtOwing is a weightless tool with no hold on you.What Is Enough MoneyThere is a number that will finally feel like enough.The Widow's MiteThe size of a gift is the measure of the love behind it.
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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.