“Prosperity breeds amnesia.” You don’t need enough money to be ‘rich’ in order to be prosperous – just enough to pay the bills and then some. Just enough to insulate you from the reality of life for the most. ‘Having enough’ as we think of it means you can pay to cover the miles…
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If I Don’t See You As My Equal
(This is the third installment of a roving monthly synchroblog called “The Spirit of the Poor” that explore the intersections of economic justice, lifestyle change and spiritual wholeness. Check out all the posts from last month here. This month we’re talking about Affirming the Humanity. We’d love for you to join the conversation. The link-up will be open…
The Lectionary and a Legacy; A Letter To Myself
“Maybe it’s true that we are all descended from the restless, the nervous, the criminals, the arguers and brawlers, but also the brave and independent and generous.” – Steinbeck The Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany What gaping wounds have you inherited? What stories have been scabbed over? What secrets do the scars hold?…
And Now, A Story
When On-Fire Ends in Embers
Though it pales in comparison To the overarching shadows, A speck of light can reignite the sun And swallow darkness whole. – Sleeping At Last He said “ Many of those stories highlight the bad parts of growing up evangelical.” And he’s right. My best memories and most formative moments happened over 9 summers…
We Wanted the Fire to Be Popular
God Has A Plan, and Other Useless Advice
He interviewed for a job today. An interview we thought about turning down. Because the salary turned out to be much lower than the advertised amount. But how do you turn down what you need? So we crunched the numbers, and surprise, surprise, realized we could live on less than we thought. We could…
Freedom – It’s Not A Gift
What does it mean to live in a country, a world with people unlike us? When we celebrate our freedom today, are we doing the word justice? Are we doing people justice? And when we cloak our freedom in the garb of Christianese, are we doing damage?
True Womanhood – Compassionless Christianity
{I apologize for the length of this, the length of the quotes. But I want people to know what’s in this study, and how pervasive the uncompassionate attitude is. I think if people are going to attend this study, or churches are going to promote it, they should know what they are promoting, because…