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Did you ever notice that when most us say “we only need one thing,” what we really mean is that we need one MORE thing. “That’s the sound of inevitability, Mr. Anderson.” Materialism/greed is one of my favorite deadly sins. I don’t like what it does to me or my kids - we become absolute selfish beasts - but I love having the stuff…until I get bored with it. Then what I really need is one MORE thing.

I’m noticing all of this in the middle of coming to grips with the total loss of my beloved Tundra . It’s a truck, not a child so have some perspective, right?

Well the rub of the matter is this - most Christians will say “Jesus is all we need” but quite honestly we live nothing like it. And most of my profession does ministry the exact opposite of that. “Jesus and a great game, crowdbreaker, door prizes, lights, fog, smoke, mirrors, kickin’ band, and free pizza is all we need.”

I wonder what the path is out of this desert we have created?