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What are we calling success? The book of Amos drops into Israel’s story at a moment no one expected correction. The economy was strong. The nation was secure. Religious participation was high. By every outward metric, Israel was living in a golden era. And yet, God was not pleased. That tension sits at the heart of Amos’s message—and ours. Because somehow, the people had embraced a definition of success that no longer included God’s expectations. As life became easier, hearts…