Back in the Box

“But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.” – 1 Timothy 6:6-7 Pastor, author, and speaker John Ortberg shares a story about Monopoly, one of my favorite games from childhood. Monopoly is a multiplayer board game centered around economics, where the objective is to buy and trade properties and develop them. Ortberg recounts a game he played with his grandmother, who completely outplayed him. She took all his properties, money, and possessions. After winning, she advised him, “Son, someday you’ll learn that to win at Monopoly, you need to buy every single property you land on. You have to acquire everything.” That summer, he went a bit crazy. He started playing Monopoly with his friends every day. When grandma returned at the end of the summer, they played together, and he was fully prepared. He took