EPISODE · Jun 27, 2019 · 28 MIN
Bringer of the Sword
from The Bible as Literature · host The Ephesus School
Bewitched by the lie of acquisition and consumerism, we have become of society of people whose actions proclaim the vulgar creed, “me first.” With supposed possessions in hand, we emerge as a nation of cowards, so terrified of losing what we think we have that we elevate our cravenness with ugly platitudes: family first, religion first, and nation first.But in our cowardice, we run afoul of the Lord warning in Matthew: “He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for my sake will find it.” (Matthew 10:39)Richard and Fr. Marc discuss Matthew 10:32-39.Episode 284 Matthew 10:32-39 Subscribe: feedpress.me/the-bible-as-literature; Music from https://filmmusic.io: “Funkorama” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Bewitched by the lie of acquisition and consumerism, we have become of society of people whose actions proclaim the vulgar creed, “me first.” With supposed possessions in hand, we emerge as a nation of cowards, so terrified of losing what we think we have that we elevate our cravenness with ugly platitudes: family first, religion first, and nation first. But in our cowardice, we run afoul of the Lord warning in Matthew: “He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for my sake will find it.” (Matthew 10:39) Richard and Fr. Marc discuss Matthew 10:32-39. Episode 284 Matthew 10:32-39 Subscribe: feedpress.me/the-bible-as-literature; Music from https://filmmusic.io: “Funkorama” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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