bGrowing up, workaholism was a vice to avoid (at least, in theory). But now, workism has become its own religion of sorts—promising “identity, transcendence, and community.” This is the thesis of Derek Thompson of The Atlantic. Amid the decline of traditional faith in America (a claim I find dubious), Thompson suggests workism is an upstart […]
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Those brought forcibly to America for slavery are now forcibly carried away through imprisonment. Colorblind Racism Two weeks ago I talked about how in my journey of sanctification I seem to be really working only on two or so deeply ingrained sins that seem to keep popping up in different ways. Just when I think […]
The Journey of Redemption I’ve found in my journey of redemption that I don’t necessary sin egregiously in every category. Rather I’ve found I often keep struggling with the same two or three sins that seem to go all the way down to my core. Every time I think I’m done with that sin God will gently […]
For the poor you will always have with you, and you can show kindness to them whenever you wish: but you will not always have me. (Mark 14:7) From crude realism to hopeless resignation, this quote from Jesus is confusing at best and disheartening at worst. What? So poverty and inequality are just a fact […]
Last week I was in LA at the Wesleyan Philsophical Society. I presented a paper on “Christ in Circulation: The Eucharist and Money.” The abstract is below and then after the break is the paper. If you are interested then you should definitely also check out Jason A. Coker’s post on a similar topic: The […]
While being a very sad indicator of the current state of our health system, the below article by the NY Times reveals the symptom (the hidden truth) of our economy. What is best for the individual, environmental, social, and political health of our community is not what is best for the economy. The common good, […]
Courtesy of our friends (via an email I received) at the Campaign for America‘s future here are few facts and figures to put the President’s speech in context: ON INCOMES: –Median household income in 2000: $47,599–Median household income in 2005: $46,326(US Census Bureau, Table H-8. Median Household Income by State: 1984 to 2005) –Salary of […]
In the wake of Christmas time and Advent, when God becomes a human in Jesus Christ, I want to consider how the ‘person’ of Christ is different than the ‘person’ of Corporations? There has been adequate critique of the Church organizing like a business corporation, but what about the Church living in, but not of, […]
So it’s just after Christmas time and we have all spent too much money on things we probably didn’t need. I of course bought some books (which are a necessity) and a book stand. My prized purchase is something I want to share with you. Perhaps you have hear of Blackspot sneakers adbusters (an information […]