Poverty
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Our Fast
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5 min read
It is fitting that Congress set All Saints’ Day as the day to cut SNAP (the program formerly known as Food Stamps). The day we celebrate all of the saints that came before, all the saints in our midst, and all of the saints to come, All Saints’ Day is one of the church’s principle…
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Bridging the Gap
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6 min read
a homily for Proper 21C Text: Luke 16:19-31 Picturing the People Listen again to the opening sentences of this parable. Hear it. Close your eyes and take it in. There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay…
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Proof the U.S. is not a Christian Nation
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1 min read
Of course, this image demonstrates that people don’t really want to cut anything from the federal budget. Except one thing. You know, the one most Christian thing on this list. That, they want to get rid of.
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See the degree of inequality
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1 min read
For many of us, the notion of inequality is intolerable. A system that perpetuates poverty is an affront to our faith and belief about what we are called to do in this world. Of course not everybody has the same conviction. As this video highlights, however, virtually everybody believes the system is inappropriately rigged and…
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7 Billion reasons to stop being selfish
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4 min read
Welcome to the world number 7,000,000,000! Now wait a second… oh! 7,000,000,001! Wait a few more seconds…There’s 7,000,002! Congratulations new babies, families, and all! This happy and joyous occasion! We can ignore the suffering for a little while, anyway! There are a few things that surprise me when they don’t hit people in the gut.…
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Why is bad meat cheap?
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4 min read
Walking toward the back of Kroger to buy some ground beef, one notices very quickly that the expensive stuff is on the left and degrades as you move to the right. On the far left is Laura’s Lean Beef. It is organic and farm-raised, and 93% fat free. It is $5.49 per pound. To it’s…