In this episode of Creation’s Paths, we sit with Jesus’ stark warning that we cannot serve both God and Mammon. This is not a simplistic rejection of money, but a deeper unveiling of allegiance. When wealth becomes savior, security becomes devotion. Together, we explore what it means to return to the One Life and live in right relationship rather than economic fear.

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Creation’s Paths: A Creation Spirituality Primer

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction: Biblical Warning to the Wealthy

02:23 Understanding Mammon: More Than Just Money

05:13 The Trap of Self-Isolation Through Wealth

08:52 Historical Context: Wealth Before Money

10:51 The Industrial Revolution and Wage Slavery

12:28 Biblical Commands: Care for the Oppressed

13:28 Wage Theft and Profit Extraction

14:47 A Christmas Carol: Lessons in Transformation

18:25 The Problem with Charity and Control

20:14 Modern Feudalism: Same System, Different Names

22:22 Restoring Dignity: The Dehumanization of Poverty

25:12 Money as Ecosystem: The Flow of Resources

26:33 The Math of Wealth Inequality

27:14 Building Better Systems

30:28 Closing Prayer and Series Information

In Matthew 11:12, Jesus speaks a warning that has echoed through centuries of empire, fear, and religious violence. This episode sits with that warning slowly, remembering that Jesus spoke as a refugee in a colonized land, not as a ruler offering control. Together, we explore how the kin-dom is seized, how it is defended, and how it is quietly refused. This is not a call to certainty, but an invitation to discernment, courage, and faithful restraint.

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Genetically Modified Skeptic: Evangelical Christianity Is Literally a PSYOP

Drew’s Channel: Our Evangelical Christian Universities Were CIA Assets?

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction: The Temptation of Jesus

01:48 Welcome & Series Overview

03:41 The Cost of Power

04:55 The Woes: Wealth & Isolation

11:03 The Experience of Being Alive

13:19 Doc’s Story: Community Over Wealth

16:44 Setting Boundaries, Not Battles

17:49 Modern Examples: Evangelical Universities & the CIA

21:47 The Spirit of Antichrist

23:45 True Greatness: Being a Slave to All

24:31 Refusal as True Power

25:43 Practice: Notice Where Power Tightens You

29:06 Closing Prayer

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What if the Kin-dom Jesus proclaimed was never meant to be captured by power, enforced by law, or protected by violence? In this episode of Creation’s Paths, we sit with the unsettling claim that the Kin-dom is not a thing to be seized but a way of being that endures even under domination. This is a reflection on spiritual sovereignty, inner freedom, and how life remains green and alive even in narrow places. Come listen for the freedom that cannot be taken from you.

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Chapters:

00:00 Opening: Violence and the Kingdom

01:31 Introduction and Series Overview

04:23 The Kingdom Cannot Be Seized

05:20 Understanding Kin-dom vs Kingdom

09:01 The Problem with Coercive Grace

15:31 Free Grace vs Cheap Grace

17:06 True Repentance: Changing Your Mind

19:47 Morality vs Ethics

21:36 The Three Laws of Love

25:16 Everything is Kin

26:28 The Art of Living: Justice and Kindness

27:33 The Power of Nonviolent Resistance

30:13 Taking Action Where You Are

32:24 Closing: Season of Imbolc and Brigid