“Happy are people are who are hopeless, because the kingdom of heaven is theirs.” Matthew 5.3 (CEB) This is where the students and I realized that from an outsider’s perspective, this scripture seems rather stupid. Think about it. Truly happy people are those who are hopeless! In fact, it’s the hopeless (some translations say “poor [...]
Kingdom of God
Thanks Sonny and Mike for their comments on the previous post (Is God a Capitalist?). My response was a bit lengthy, so I’ve made it into another post. May the conversation continue… I too think that many are blinded by the inwardly focused, “us vs. them” mentality which finds ample sustenance in capitalism. Granted, there [...]
