S2E16 Sell Everything (Luke 18:18-30)

The false sense of security we place on material wealth is detrimental to spiritual freedom. Jesus invites us to enjoy the peace and liberation that comes from letting go of our accumulated wealth and sharing with our fellow humans. Those who respond to Jesus’ invitation will find that, instead of feeling impoverished, they will receive the inheritance of the whole world, and will be free from the manipulations of people and systems that try to control us by dangling rewards or threatening to take away what we have.

(We recorded this outside, when it was raining. That’s the ambient noise in the background.)

Studies on poverty and the lottery. Plus the study of poor people in freakonomics getting land but lose it.

MISCELLANEOUS:

•  The Greek philosopher Jeff mentions who says we have a spark of the divine in us is Epictetus.

• The Jewish New Testament scholar we mentioned is Amy Jill Levine.

• Here’s the organization of Raleigh Sadler, who works to fight human trafficking.

The Delica mentioned on this episode. Taken at the property we mentioned.