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Mercy within Mercy within Mercy

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Daniel 9:4b-10 is a profound acknowledgement of sinfulness. God is just, merciful and compassionate and we have rebelled. What sin? We usually think of sin as an individual, private matter. Sin also has communal or corporate aspects. In spite of what we may have retained from our catechism training, there is more to sin than the Sixth Commandment. Daniel has a profound concept of sin:

We have sinned, been wicked and done evil;
we have rebelled and departed from your commandments and your laws.
We have not obeyed your servants the prophets,
who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes,
our fathers, and all the people of the land.
Justice, O Lord, is on your side;
we are shamefaced even to this day: Continue reading →

Michael Moore and Willie Nelson

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Last Friday, I went to see Capitalism: A Love Story. Michael Moore definitely delivered on his promise. At first blush, I found the movie to be very depressing. The rich get richer and the Fat Cats have their way and the ordinary folks are put upon again, again, and again..

I was stunned when Moore exposed the fact that many large corporations take out “dead peasant” life insurance policies on employees. Of course, the employees do not know about the policies and the companies cash in on them when the employee dies. The movie even showed broker advising the company that not enough employees were dying on time. The greed that caused the current economic downturn runs rampant and it runs deep. Continue reading →