Mockingbird Monday: The good Reverend Sykes & what it means to care for our neighbors
Maudie laments that most church people “are so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one…” she continues, “you can look down the street and see the results.” We find a beautiful answer to her commentary later in the book though. One of my favorite scenes in any story […]
Sometimes Faith Means Reinvesting
I know some folks who panicked recently and took their retirement money out of the stock market. They were rightfully concerned about what would happen to the markets in light of the dreadful ongoing crisis in Japan. I have also had the opportunity to spend some time with folks who have made substantial investments in […]
The Great Escape: Train tickets to heaven, scary headlines, and taking the easy way out
Explosions in Tripoli, bombs in the West Bank, radiation spewing from Japanese nuclear reactors, pirates seize an oil tanker,forty-five dead in Iraq government hostage siege, housing prices near a double dip… and these are just a few of the news stories being reported today. Depressing, isn’t it? News like this poses some big questions for […]