“What makes it worse is that the casino’s dopamine rush has come to our pockets via apps like Kalshi and Polymarket. They use the language of prediction markets to push their products, but there’s little practical difference between the services they offer and those marketed by DraftKings or FanDuel.” - TGC
“After the initial public offering (IPO) of SpaceX, Musk has officially become the world’s first trillionaire (sadly, SpaceX stock has taken a tumble and now Musk is only a 900 billionaire).” - P&D
“When people with moderate incomes are brow-beaten into spending like they are rich, they remain poor forever.forever. The same goes for the wedding and reception.” - P&D
“The average evangelical Protestant gives 1.66 percent of their household income to the church, researchers said.” - Baptist Press
‘A recent Wall Street Journal op-ed by a college student noted how sports betting is wrecking the lives of his Gen Z friends. ‘What starts out as a seemingly harmless diversion quickly becomes a trap.’” - Baptist Press
We humans need stuff. We need food, and clothing, and shelter, and we need a way to get those things. The past year has made us aware of how much we need other things, too: love, companionship, interaction, variety.
We also want stuff. We want money—always just a bit more than we have. We want better health—even if we live in ways that seem to contradict that. We want recognition, which these days comes most commonly by way of likes and shares and congratulatory comments.
“Jesus didn’t accuse the man of dishonesty, theft, or injustice…. He was living the life others dreamed of. What’s wrong with that? Then comes the big surprise: ‘But God said to him, “You fool! Tonight you will die. Then who will get what you have stored up?”’” - Randy Alcorn
“As a Christian working in the Bitcoin industry, I regularly field responses from Christians trying to wrap their heads around something that, for many, seems to be much ado about nothing.” - IFWE
“The summit, held at Travis Avenue Baptist Church, explored the implications of sports betting at every level—personal, institutional and societal—and how Christians can be better equipped to respond to the rise of instant access to all kinds of gambling on our phones and other devices.” - CPost
“around 3 in 5 U.S. congregations say their current financial health is either good (35%) or excellent (26%). Another 28% say they are tight but able to manage. Only around 1 in 10 say they have some difficulty (8%) or serious difficulty (3%).” - Lifeway
