Wrapping it up If the math of “6 of 5ish” doesn’t quite work for you I can only say that I take pride in the fact that it hasn’t exceeded 6! I just wanted to summarize this rather lengthy and straight forward series. I said way back in the beginning that I would be making …
Manna, Meat, and Money (An appeal for a less self-indulged and more Christ-centered Christianity) Part 5 of 5ish
LET'S TALK ABOUT MONEY Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. The goal is equality, as it is written: “The one who …
My favorite book on “justice” so far (other than the Bible, of course)
I’m ashamed to admit that I came to the table late on the social justice topic. As an aspect of God’s compassionate personality and as a significant portion of our responsibility as his followers, somehow over the years this ubiquitous Bible theme eluded me. I’ve since discovered that with the possible exception of idolatry, the …
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On being neighborly (Who do I have to love and how much?) Part 7
In 1911 a Senator Dillingham reported to congress that “certain kinds of criminality are inherent in the Italian race” and that “the high rate of illiteracy among the new immigrants was due to inherent racial tendencies.” Once the railroad was finished, so was our country finished with the Chinese they’d conscripted and enslaved to finish …
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On being neighborly (Who do I have to love and how much?) Part 6 of 5ish
"I won't mix in politics. War is the fruit of politics, and so I don't involve myself, that's all. If I get stuck in politics, I will stop loving. Because I will have to stand by one, not by all.” Mother Teresa Neighborly: Characteristic of a good neighbor, especially helpful, friendly, kind, obliging, helpful, hospitable, civil, …
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