mammon
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The seductive power of wealth is a rejection of faith
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10 min read
The parable of the rich man and Lazarus is told to people mocking Jesus for inviting them to love God more than they love mammon.
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Putting ourselves in the mind of a jerk
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6 min read
In the parable of Lazarus and the rich man, we are invited to spend some time in the mind of the guy condemned for eternity.
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On Not Reading it Wrong — choosing God over money
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9 min read
Some of Jesus’s parables can be confusing to modern readers, expecting something that looks like God rather than the opposition.
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Wealth—how much is too much?
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2 min read
The challenge of wealth for people in the United States is that we’d rather fight about what it implies about the person rather than their behavior.