π The vineyard metaphor is central to understanding flourishing in the Bible.
π° The people in Isaiah's time were experiencing great prosperity and luxury.
π· Despite their prosperity, God sees a lack of righteousness and justice.
ποΈ The illusion of flourishing in the world can be deceiving from certain perspectives.
π The Bible does not have a prosperity gospel, but it emphasizes a posterity gospel.
π° In a time of great affluence, it is important to discern what aspects of prosperity are genuine and what are mere illusion.
πΆ Throughout history, music has been created by human beings to bring glory to the Creator.
πΏ Over the past century, the meaning of playing music has changed from live performances to activating recorded music.
π» The choice between high-friction, high-investment music practice and low-friction, low-investment music consumption is a spiritual temptation in the modern technological world.
π΅ The availability of music has drastically increased with the advent of low-friction, high-margin streaming platforms.
π° However, this economic model has led to the fragility of the music industry, as it struggles to compete with free access to music.
π» Additionally, there is concern about the cultural fragility of the music produced within this system, as it lacks the depth and value of previous musical traditions.
π The modern affluent economy is built on fragile, high-margin enterprises with low friction.
π¬ Easy access to sweetness has led to health problems like diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
π· The pursuit of gladness and intimacy has been replaced by low-friction alternatives like drugs and pornography.
π± A flourishing life is a pruned life.
π‘ Only a few meaningful and enduring things can be passed on to future generations.
πΆ Choosing to prune allows us to fully enjoy the abundance of life without losing sight of what truly matters.
Building relationships around high friction activities leads to deep flourishing.
Building relationships on simulated low-friction sociability can lead to depression and isolation.
The church's calling is to restore appropriate limits and promote deep flourishing in every part of the modern economy.
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