Here's the thing - it's NOT about the web.
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You ask, "Is there some way I can find my own allotted work?”
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My father was detained last night, and in the process I learnt a few things about solidarity.
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Jesus said you cannot serve both God and Mammon. But most of us are trying to do both...
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There's injustice everywhere I turn. Time to go naked? Sew my own clothes? Wear sacks?
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Its easier than you might realize to gauge whether the charity you support is likely to change the world.
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I wrote about some of the problems that arise when consumerism undermines the work of charities amongst the poor earlier this year. I got a lot of push-back as well as some folks saying, YES!
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The story of Jesus feeding the 5000 takes aim at some of our favorite ways of engaging the poor... and offers a powerful alternative.
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For most of my life, I've been inspired by the story of the boy with 5 loaves and 2 fish. Jesus takes his meager offering and feeds 5000 people. Inspiring story! And it's all about me: I have little to offer, but Jesus takes my pathetic offering and multiplies it. Yay!
But tonight I was forced to rethink my identification with that boy.
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I swing on my hammock.
She perches on our wooden-crates-for-seats. Fidgets. Bounces. Twirls her hair. Chats and giggles.
At 9 years old, she is the same age as my daughter.
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