think of the money

It’s one thing when money is generated and circulated as a matter of course. Even the gospels suggest that Jesus needed money and used it. Luke 8 says that there were a group of women who supported him from their own resources. And even if he got his money from the mouth of a fish, he still used it to pay taxes. Gandhi. ML King Jr.. Mother Teresa. The Dalai Lama. Very valid efforts that required or require money. That’s life. No problem.

But it’s another thing when someone sees religion or spirituality as an opportunity to make lots of money. Some years ago a pastor actually said to me that I should hurry up and write something because the religious market was so hot right then and there was tons of money to be made. It’s a business venture.

In the first instance, money is the goal. In the second, money may follow. There’s a difference. And you can always tell which one it is.

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