Amos‘ listeners are living the “good” life: You lie on beds adorned with ivory and lounge on your couches. You dine on choice lambs and fattened calves. You strum away on your harps like David and improvise on musical instruments. You drink wine by the bowlful and use the finest lotions… If you drink wine, [...]
Archive for the ‘Poverty’ Category
American Dream in Ancient Israel
Posted in Poverty, Bible in a Year 2011-2012, Amos, tagged poor, Poverty, spirituality, life, faith, religion, money, American dream, financial success, finances on May 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
You Are Not God
Posted in Bible in a Year 2011-2012, Church, Ezekiel, Poverty, tagged faith, humility, life, religion, rich and poor, spirituality on May 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In the pride of your heart you say, “I am a god; I sit on the throne of a god in the heart of the seas.” But you are a mere mortal and not a god, though you think you are as wise as a god. The prophecy against Tyre continues with those words in [...]
Where’s the Van?
Posted in Poverty, tagged Christianity, religion, spirituality on January 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Someone asked for help. Was it a hoax?
Christmas with the Poor
Posted in Holidays, Poverty, tagged Central Dallas Ministrie, Jesus, Larry James, Poverty on December 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
After writing my previous blog post about Christmas, which mentioned the poverty of the newborn Jesus, I discovered some recent posts about Christmas, poverty, and other related issues on the blog by Larry James of Central Dallas Ministries. Check it out.
