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What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? (Mark 8:36)
          There are seventy-three million Millennials out there, and for years, they’ve been led and guided by the idealistic Baby Boomer generation. What they were told is that they are winners (no matter what) who deserve the world as their prize if they just keep following what the BBs are laying down. Unfortunately, the world isn’t the prize they were told it would be, and as a result, the Millennials are disillusioned and grieving. Part of that grief is anger, accusing this group or that for all of the woes of the world and looking for miracle fixes. 
         It’s easy to blame the BBs, but the truth of the matter is the Greatest Generation filled the Boomers with dreams of utopia, and the Missionary Generation led the charge that led to the Greatest Generation to its challenges and victories. 
          The thing is, the idealistic generations like the Missionary and Baby Boomers always have these visions (delusions?) of grandeur. When they are well-grounded, they can do a lot of good, but our modern society doesn’t know the meaning of the word “grounded.” 
          My hope for the Boomers, the X-ers, the Millennials, and the generation to which they are giving birth is that they will stop buying the “you can have the whole world!” story from the Boomers, that they will recognize it for the lie that it is, but – instead of being bitter, that they will return to the basics that have a proven track record, with God as the foundation of that.

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