“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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Subverting Memorial Day
I’ve never heard a sermon on empire. Certainly never a sermon on America as empire. Genealogy rises to mythic proportions, and phrases, slogans, and chants become air that suffocates. It’s Memorial Day. We’re supposed to remember the people who have died for us. And I know it’s considered improper to talk about death and…
Finding Hope in the Drought
When it comes to suffering, I’ve heard Joel 2:25 quoted a lot. “I will restore to you the years the locusts have eaten.” Otherwise meant as, Let’s not dwell in the pain. Look for the good. Eventually this will all be rewarded. But what if it isn’t? What if you live locust-ridden…
And I Thought I Knew the Bible
She sat on the very edge of the seat, making sure there was no air between her body and the chair. No hovering, no cheating. Two feet firmly planted on the faded linoleum in the church basement, ready to propel her up in a split second. The adult spoke. “For God hath-” Up she jumped….