Jesus for President

Ideas for blog posts always come in multiples and usually I try to stretch it out to the next day but end up forgetting, so oh well. 

I love this and had to share.  It's from a book called Jesus for President:

"Perhaps the greatest seduction is not the ANTI-GOD, but the ALMOST-GOD. ... That's what's so dangerous about ideas like FREEDOM, PEACE AND JUSTICE.  They are all seductive qualities, close to the heart of God.  After all, it's the beautiful things we kill and die for.  And it's the beautiful we market, exploit, brand, and counterfeit.

"...Most of the ugliness in the human narrative comes from a distorted quest to possess beauty.  COVETING begins with appreciating blessings.  MURDER begins with a hunger for justice.  LUST begins with a recognition of beauty. GLUTTONY begins when our enjoyment of the delectable gifts of God starts to consume us. IDOLATRY begins when our seeing a reflection of God in something beautiful leads to our thinking that the beautiful image-bearer is worthy of worship."