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As we face the so-called debt crisis, and its debt “service,” I keep thinking of the beatitude that says, “Blessed are the poor.” It obviously means a blessing for those in debt. Being “under water” in our own homes, being out of pocket, paying off credit card debt or national debt are all more like curses than blessings.
As we face the so-called debt crisis, and its debt “service,” I keep thinking of the beatitude that says, “Blessed are the poor.” It obviously means a blessing for those in debt. Being “under water” in our own homes, being out of pocket, paying off credit card debt or national debt are all more like curses than blessings.
God has just finished visiting the ten plagues upon the people of Egypt, and Pharaoh has given the Israelites permission—actually, has begged them—to leave. The Israelites know it’s time to get the heck out of Dodge, so they head out with their bread still unleavened and their pockets stuffed with treasures given to them by the Egyptians.
Many Sunday mornings Scott Marino helped to carry Bill Shea, in his wheelchair, up the sanctuary steps to attend service at the First Congregational UCC in Salem, N.H. A 2010 car accident during a business trip in the Sultanate of Oman was a twist of fate that left Marino himself in a wheelchair.
North Carolina churches examine the relationship between faithful living and economic justice for all as part of General Synod 27 call for establishing an Economic Justice Church Program (EJCP).
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