- link Copy URL - [ Share on X ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=The Love of Money https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/308206?absolute=1&via=3blnews "Share on X") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/308206?absolute=1 "Share on Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/308206?absolute=1 "Share on Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=The Love of Money&body=ESG News from GreenMoney Journal https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/308206?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment](/categories/sustainable-finance-socially-responsible-investment) # The Love of Money Nov 24, 2020 8:10 AM ET ![](https://3blcdn.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/2026-08/GMJ-DougLynam-photo_1786724398.png "Doug Lynam, author and money manager") Doug Lynam, author and money manager [The Love of Money](https://greenmoney.com/the-love-of-money) by Doug Lynam of Longview Asset Management and author of 'From Monk to Money Manager I used to be a monk. Now I’m a financial advisor. For a while, I was both a monk and a financial advisor. For some reason, those facts make me a sort of unicorn to most people. But that is why reconciling faith with finance is so important. For too long, religion and money have been held separate, as if the very existence of one sullies the other. But the cold hard truth of modern life is that we need money. We can’t live our lives and serve others without it. Everyone needs a little bit of wealth — even monks. I discovered this fact the hard way when our community went bankrupt. However, some Christians will cherry pick quotes from the Bible or parse a single passage to avoid the conflict between faith and finance. One of the more popular justifications is to re-interpret key passages, like 1 Timothy 6:10: “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.” *We need to find a way forward that allows us to care for the poor and our planet, without feeling guilty about having money, and enjoying it wholeheartedly for the good it produces in the world and our personal lives*. **Here are my ideas on how**... Read Doug's full blog post and his Bio here - ===== ### Additional Media #### Images [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/GMJ-DougLynam-logo.png?h=ee3089ee) ](/sites/default/files/images/GMJ-DougLynam-logo.png) [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/GMJ-DougLynam-articleimage.png?h=95f862ec) ](/sites/default/files/images/GMJ-DougLynam-articleimage.png) [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/GreenMoney-30thLogo.png)](/profiles/greenmoney-journal) ### More from GreenMoney Journal ###### [Investing in the Systems Behind the Energy Transition](/news/investing-systems-behind-energy-transition) Sep 28, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [Clean Energy Credit Union: Leading with Culture and Capital](/news/clean-energy-credit-union-leading-culture-and-capital) Sep 16, 2026 9:00 AM ET ###### [The Energy Transition Is Here: Why Renewable Energy Is One of the Most Compelling Investment Opportunities of Our Time](/news/energy-transition-here-why-renewable-energy-one-most-compelling-investment-opportunities-our) Sep 14, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [GreenMoney: Our Best – Articles, Videos and Podcasts (August ’26 Issue)](/news/greenmoney-our-best-articles-videos-and-podcasts-august-26-issue) Aug 11, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [Investing & Healing: How Our Choices Can Help to Mend the World](/news/investing-healing-how-our-choices-can-help-mend-world) Jun 29, 2026 11:00 AM ET ###### [Capital for a Healthier World - How the Milken Institute is Building the Next Era of Impact Investing](/news/capital-healthier-world-how-the-milken-institute-building-next-era-impact-investing) Jun 9, 2026 9:00 AM ET ###### [Can the Same Land Stewardship Support Healthy Land and Healthy Ranches?](/news/can-same-land-stewardship-support-healthy-land-and-healthy-ranches) May 20, 2026 8:00 AM ET ###### [Farmland as the Original Alternative Asset ](/news/farmland-original-alternative-asset) May 18, 2026 10:00 AM ET