Will the Faith Community Answer This Prayer?

The Lord’s Prayer is a familiar Scripture passage and also one that most Christians memorize. Many churches include this model prayer frequently in their liturgies. As is often the case, familiarity breeds – well, maybe not contempt, but at least indifference....

We May Not Feel Rich in the U.S. “ But We Are

We have always been told that we Americans are blessed. We are the wealthiest nation in the world and are viewed with envy by the rest of the “poor” world. In fact, with a population of 307 million among a world population of nearly 6.9 billion, we...

How Many Minimum-Wage Workers Equal a CEO?

In 1981 I bought 100 shares of Exxon stock. It has been the best long-term investment of my life. The company itself (now known as ExxonMobil) is one of the largest and most influential companies in the world. Because I own the stock and receive its annual report, I...