I Say Let's Be Idealists.

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 Do Believe That The Church Is God's Primary Instrument For Ushering In The Kingdom (god's Dream) On Earth As It Is In Heaven, But God Is Not Limited To Use Only The Church, Or Only Christians For That Matter.

That Is Part Of Our Critique Of Some Of The Charity And Service Work Is That We Can Still Keep Relationships At A Distance By Creating Programs That Offer Services But We Don't Really Create A Reconciled Community.

Jesus Taught Us A Prayer Of Community And Reconciliation, Belonging To A New People Who Have Left The Land Of 'me'.

It's Always A Good Idea To Have A Nun Next To You When You Get Arrested!