tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069200.post116144865869085018..comments2023-08-09T04:28:05.392-04:00Comments on A Pastor in the Parish: God as Capitalist...GeekChurchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13734017463840940541noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069200.post-1161715426294854122006-10-24T14:43:00.000-04:002006-10-24T14:43:00.000-04:00Rachael, For the most part, I am less worried abou...Rachael, <BR/>For the most part, I am less worried about how middle-class Americans help/hinder our neighbor, and am more concerned with how Christians help or hinder our neighbor. <BR/><BR/>So in your question about the mixer... my thought is go for the KitchenAid. It is more durable and does great work (we have one too). Sometimes you make the hard decisions and let it go... but now think about the use of your mixer. Are there ways for you to help feed the hungry with your mixer? Can your mixer become a signpost that the Kingdom of God is breaking here and now into this world? Even though the mixer is a product of a broken system (e.g. supply/demand, world-wide disparity of wages, worship of profits, etc.) can we subvert some of these items to the true end of our lives, life with the Trinity? I think there are.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the great comment.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>BrianGeekChurchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734017463840940541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069200.post-1161707776432539792006-10-24T12:36:00.000-04:002006-10-24T12:36:00.000-04:00Great great book. Glad the group is still meeting ...Great great book. Glad the group is still meeting and that you're working through "Resident Aliens." I just finished "After Christendom" last night. Good stuff.miafratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095886227017413491noreply@blogger.com