I'm Just Not Convinced That

Governments Can Do Lots Of Things, But There Are A Lot Of Things They Cannot Do. A Government Can Provide Good Housing, But Folks Can Have A House Without Having A Home. We Can Keep People Breathing With Good Health Care, But They Still May Not Really Be Alive.

God's People Are Not To Accumulate Stuff For Tomorrow But To Share Indiscriminately With The Scandalous And Holy Confidence That God Will Provide For Tomorrow. Then We Need Not Stockpile Stuff In Barns Or A 401(k), Especially When There Is Someone In Need.

I Say Let's Be Idealists. "faith Is Being Sure Of What We Hope For And Certain Of What We Do Not Yet See" (hebrews 11:1).

What Is The Point In Calling Anything God If It Does Not Also Hold Sway In Every Part Of One's Life--especially One's Politics?

Sometimes Our Tunnel Vision Is Limited To What We See Outside Our Window. Until Racial Injustice Becomes Personal Then I Don't Think It Moves Us In Our Gut.