The question becomes not just how to accumulate more, but how to covet less.

There are financial bankruptcies in many parts of the church. No question about that. But we see the possibility of reimagining and revitalizing the church.

Money has power. And so withholding money has power too, especially when a bunch of people do it together.

We can also cling to the treasures of our faith and get rid of the things that are cluttering that. It is a time we are seeing some trending away from the things that were cluttering our faith.

I am sorry that so often the biggest obstacle to God has been Christians. Christians who have had so much to say with our mouths and so little to show with our lives. I am sorry that so often we have forgotten the Christ of our Christianity.

Somehow Jesus's reputation has survived all the embarrassing things that Christians have done in his name.

I think a lot of people view the death penalty as a debate class or something. The cost and what's at stake is really, really a big deal.