The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb: Searching for Jesus’ Path of Power in a Church that Has Abandoned It

by Jamin Goggin

Capitulation to the powers is seen in how we talk about money, sex, and power. These three are the currency our culture trades in. They represent another threefold prism of sorts, as three of the key inroads to seducing the flesh toward the way from below. Their insidious grip on our lives is easily ignored or excused. Living your life with the sole focus of accumulating more money is viewed as honorable as long as it doesn’t result in stealing. Subtle forms of control and manipulation are fine as long as we don’t explicitly abuse another person. Lust and pornography may be somewhat passé in certain quarters, but by and large they are excused as long as they don’t result in outright adultery.