Rev. Tom Hathaway - May 24, 2026
Enough
Why do one in three Americans rent a storage unit to hold possessions that won't fit in their homes? Historian Barry Cunliffe has a answer: we are the animal that cannot stop acquiring. And it turns out, the ancient Israelites knew that about us too. This week we go all the way back to the Garden of Eden to find the oldest story ever told about human desire — and what it might take to finally feel like we have enough.
Scripture References: Genesis 2:15-17, Genesis 3:1-7
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We are wired to want. That instinct is ancient and in many ways remarkable. But somewhere along the way, MORE stopped being a means and became the point. This series traces that turn from its roots in the oldest human stories through the blunt wisdom of ancient teachers who had already seen where it leads — and arrives at a faith that measures a life not by what it holds but by what it does with what it has.
