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Don Miller

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The problem with Christian culture is we think of love as a commodity. We use it like money.

 
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I used love like money, but love doesn't work like money. It is not a commodity. When we barter with it, we all lose. When the church does not love its enemies, it fuels their rage. It makes them hate us more.

 
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We have one called Commodity Aesthetics, which is our section on popular culture.

 
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