By Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder In a recent town hall meeting a former Google executive asked President Obama to raise his taxes. The attendee stated that he had done quite well at the company and has chosen not to work any more. Through his increased taxes, this individual wants the government to continue investing in Pell Grants, infrastructure and job training. This call for the rich to pay more taxes is similar to the one Warren Buffet heralds when declaring he should not pay the same or … [Read more...]
Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32: Prophetic Vision for a Just Economic Future
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By Greg Carey Ezekiel speaks compellingly to the current situation in the United States. But is the prophet’s message true? … [Read more...]
Matthew 20:1-16: Justice Comes in the Evening
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Matthew 18:15-20: Insiders and Outsiders
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By Mark G. Vitalis Hoffman Matthew 18:15-20is an insider's text for outsiders. From Matthew's perspective, Jesus is both warning and assuring those inside the young Christian church. It is a church, however, whose members stand outside the main streams of both religious and civil practice. … [Read more...]
Matthew 16:21-28: Jesus Has No Part-Time
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By Greg Carey Matthew 16:21-28 confronts us with the gap between Jesus’ gruesome fate and our own modest discipleship. Jesus’ verbs say it all. Deny the self, take up the cross, follow Christ. Moreover, only in losing one’s life – the primary meaning of apollymi is to destroy – one may save it. And Jesus apparently means it. Judgment he says, involves “repaying” people according to what they have done. At this moment we are hearing Matthew’s distinctive voice: … [Read more...]
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