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Girls, Gold, and Glory

A Generational Tension

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Michael Foster
Jul 23, 2025
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Billy Graham famously warned young ministers to beware of the three great temptations: girls, gold, and glory. Each represents a common snare—lust, greed, and pride—that Satan uses to undermine a man’s calling. And I think they can be helpful as a paradigm to understand the tension between boomers and the younger generations.

But these aren’t just minist…

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