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but i'm confident when i'm with you a sermon on Jesus' bread of life sermon : A few years ago, pop theologian, David Zahl, wrote the book “Seculosity.” This word is a portmanteau of secularism and religiosity . Zahl’s point with the title is that, although we live in a secular age, we are more religious than ever! Only now we have redirected our religious longings onto the secular plane. Now we try to find fulfillment , not in spirituality , but in secular endeavors. Things like careers , childrearing , politics , and even hobbies . The result, argues Zahl, is that we are less fulfilled than ever! Transferring our yearning from the sacred to the secular has not succeeded in stemming our longing. On the contrary , it’s only stoked it! What’s more , argues Zahl, we’ve also gutted what would otherwise be perfectly pleasant pastimes! Now, our hobbies must be side- hustles . Now, instead of marveling at the miracle of childhood, we’re fixated upon the idea that...