The kind of partisan, competitive, party-versus-party "democracy" we find ourselves in—entangled with and driven by capitalism—has quietly shaped our imaginations. We have come to accept as normal a world in which winning is everything, where power is the ultimate goal, and where losing feels like existential failure. Yes, this is true for liberals as much as it is for conservatives. This is not a neutral arrangement. It forms us. And what it forms us into is essentially a cult of power. This is precisely the temptation Jesus faced in the wilderness. In Luke 4, the devil shows Jesus “all the kingdoms of the world” and says, “To you I will give their glory and all this authority… if you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” This is not just a temptation toward personal ambition—it is a temptation toward control, toward domination, toward the ability to shape the world through power. And Jesus refuses it. Can I repeat that? Jesus refuses control, glory, power, and do...