Introduction: The Burnout of Comparison In 2026, the dominant spiritual condition isn't doubt; it’s exhaustion. We live in an era of relentless quantification. Whether it's your social media metrics, your workplace productivity KPIs, or simply tracking your steps, we are obsessed with knowing exactly where we stand relative to everyone else. The "hustle culture" that dominated the early 2020s has evolved into something quieter but deeper: Status Anxiety. We are constantly asking: “Did I do enough today? Have I earned my place? Is it fair that they have more?” This obsession with fairness—with precise input-output equations—is exactly why one of Jesus’ most challenging parables is trending. The Parable of the Generous Vineyard Owner (Matthew 20:1-16) is profoundly uncomfortable to the modern mind because, on the surface, it looks totally unfair. And that is exactly the point. The "unfairness" of the vineyard is not a glitch in God’s character; it is the br...
The Midnight Mass is a Netflix mini-series that I have recently watched and have found very interesting. Although, to be honest, I felt a bit conflicted about it from beginning til the end. I guess to summarize the ending, this is exactly how it would be when devout believers of God/Allah become vampires. They'd sin and then they repent back to God and accept their fate and face death by facing the sunrise instead of choosing eternal life here on Earth as immortal monsters. I couldn't understand at first why the good priest would mistake that demon to be an angel. Furthermore, as a priest, he should be the first to know that the eternal life that God is promising isn't one in the current world we live in which is full of pain and suffering. I do like the character of Riley Flynn. Look, he's made a mistake, paid time for it and yet he is haunted by his sin regularly. He finds healing and comfort with Erin Greene whom he loves purely. So ...