Ending Self-Indulgence and Extreme Poverty

When Jesus tells the story of the rich man and Lazarus, he is speaking of the two great dilemmas of the human condition – poverty and self-indulgence. In a surprising twist, it is the self-indulgent who is condemned while the suffering Lazarus finds a home in heaven. As billions across the globe are suffering extreme poverty, many Americans, even Christians, are dangerously engaged in lives of self-indulgence.