The media’s constant Monday-morning quarterbacking (“this shouldn’t have happened”) shapes our responses to the world, and we find ourselves demanding a pain-free, problem-free life. Our can-do attitude is turning into relentless self-centeredness. Psychology’s tendency to hunt for hidden motives adds a new layer to our ability to judge and thus be cynical about what others are doing. No longer do people commit adultery out of lust—they have unmet longings that need to be fulfilled. Cynicism is the air we breathe, and it is suffocating our hearts. Unless we become disciples of Jesus, this
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