I am excited about entering into the world of blogging and discussing real issues! We have a great opportunity to demonstrate what it means to “reason together” in civil discussion. In the last week we have seen a Congress member, a tennis superstar and a music pop icon all be disrespectful—the Good News is that there is a different way. Let’s begin!
One year ago today a shockwave was sent across the globe with the bankruptcy and collapse of Lehman Brothers, a financial giant (or so it seemed) and the greatest financial crisis of our time began. Do you remember the New York Times headlines?
Lehman Files for Bankruptcy; Merrill Is Sold
The article stated that this event would “reshape the landscape of American finance” and it did. Many companies have gone out of business, and millions are unemployed. All you have to do is turn on the television, radio or pick up a newspaper and know that the life is very different for many people.
Let’s ask questions, let’s just talk:
• How did it affect you?
• How has the last year of your life been affected by Wall Street some 12 months later?
• Reshaping of the landscape---what an interesting term, what does your landscape look like now?
• Less cluttered, more cluttered, less hopeful, more hopeful?
We started reading the book of Acts together yesterday at worship….what a story of reshaping the landscape! The world would never be the same…..imagine the headlines on that day when the Holy Spirit empowered the disciples into the streets. What would the headline have read?
What can we learn from these seemingly unconnected events?
So let’s just talk……
