A Living Bread Ideas series
The Gospel According To
The Gospel According To. 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 what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”
Mark 8:36The Gospel According to LinkedInYour professional profile is the truest summary of who you are.The Gospel According to InstagramA curated life is the same as a good life.The Gospel According to Silicon ValleyDisruption, growth, and scale are the highest goods.The Gospel According to the GymA perfected body is a kind of saved self.The Gospel According to Wall StreetA large enough return will finally make you secure.The Gospel According to Self-HelpYou can optimize your way into peace.The Gospel According to Productivity CultureA finished to-do list is a life well spent.The Gospel According to LuxuryOwning what others cannot will make you someone.The Gospel According to PoliticsThe right side winning will finally save us.The Gospel According to the AlgorithmWhatever holds your attention has earned the right to 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.