Is a $4,500 networking trip to Mar-a-Lago okay if it's for the kingdom? This week on The Subtext, Lee and Savannah unpack problematic Christian wealth seminars promising financial success for “kingdom impact." They explore the power of proximity, the dangers of “kingdom washing,” and what the early church might have to say about business, debt, and the pursuit of influence. Is Christian language transforming business, or simply baptizing capitalism?
 
Things we mentioned in this episode:
<a href="https://tickets.nashvillesymphony.org/10621/10622">Come see Ira Glass on No Small Endeavor Live at the Symphony!</a>
<a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-evangelist-defends-4500">Friendly Atheist “Christian evangelist defends $4,500 networking trip—and his “need” for luxury hotels”</a>
<a href="https://amzn.to/3Vmcyau">Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman</a>
<a href="https://amzn.to/4j8rQJQ">The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone</a>
<a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/life-surge-the-gospel-of-high-yields-inside-tim-tebows-favorite-wealth-seminar/">The Gospel of High Yields: Inside Tim Tebow’s Favorite Wealth Seminar</a>
<a href="https://amzn.to/3TGlZRB">Poverty by America by Matthew Desmond</a>
 
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Is a $4,500 networking trip to Mar-a-Lago okay if it's for the kingdom?  This week on The Subtext, Lee and Savannah unpack problematic Christian wealth seminars promising financial success for “kingdom impact." They explore the power of proximity, the dangers of “kingdom washing,” and what the early church might have to say about business, debt, and the pursuit of influence. Is Christian language transforming business, or simply baptizing capitalism?



Things we mentioned in this episode:

Come see Ira Glass on No Small Endeavor Live at the Symphony!

Friendly Atheist “Christian evangelist defends $4,500 networking trip—and his “need” for luxury hotels”

Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman

The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone

The Gospel of High Yields: Inside Tim Tebow’s Favorite Wealth Seminar

Poverty by America by Matthew Desmond



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