{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Dialog","title":"2.1 / Are God and money incompatible?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2931,"description":"In 2007, I was a sophomore at Oral Roberts University. One night they woke us up and sent us to the chapel to pray because \"the school was under attack.\" By Christmas, the president had resigned, ORU was $50 million in debt, and none of us knew if there would be a spring semester. Then the Green family, the founders of Hobby Lobby, wrote a $62 million check that came with conditions.\nProsperity nearly destroyed that school. Prosperity also saved it.\nHow can the same thing do so much bad and so much good at the same time?\nThat's the question for Season 2 of The Dialog, a series on God and money. Not what the prosperity gospel says. Not what its critics say. What the Bible actually says about money, wealth, and winning in life God's way.\nIn this episode, I talk about where I've been and why I say no to so much. I also share the three priorities that run my life. And I give you the assumption I want you to start this season with: you're probably wrong. So am I. Let's find out where.\nDon't take my word for it. Search it for yourself.\nScriptures\nEphesians 2:10 · John 14:6 · Matthew 7:13-14 · John 10:10 · Deuteronomy 8:18 · Isaiah 55:8-9 · Romans 11:33-36\nPeople and ideas referenced\nErwin McManus: \"I reserve the right to change my mind\"\nC.S. Lewis, The Four Loves: we think we choose our friends, but God chooses them for us\nOral Roberts University: the 2007 crisis and the Green family's rescue\nThe 1964 Surgeon General's report on smoking\nChapters\n0:00 Cold open and show intro\n0:51 Why Season 2 took so long\n4:12 Why I say no to so much\n6:52 Get-tos, not have-tos\n7:59 Ephesians 2:10: you are God's masterpiece\n9:15 The three priorities that run my life\n14:05 Season 2: what the Bible says about money\n14:41 Does God only care about eternity?\n16:05 Abundant life (John 14:6, John 10:10)\n16:58 Broke or guilty about wealth? (Deuteronomy 8:18)\n18:00 The Catholic Church and the vow of poverty\n21:05 Growing up around the prosperity gospel\n22:34 2007: the night ORU sent us to pray...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/7YsfA4gq5VzjhvmKvDET1pQqT0OM6yxv1laklKclR7g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZWZh/MTRmZDEzOWRjZGQz/Y2M2NThkNzYwOTJj/ODA4MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}