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Jesus Said…

Another poster from our favorite artist-provocateur Tim Nyberg

Of course none of us would ever say we believe that God loves Americans (or Westerners, or white people, or the rich and powerful) more than all other people. But as Donald Miller reminds us in his book Blue Like Jazz, “What I believe is not what I say I believe; what I believe is what I do.”

So as individuals, as communities, as nations and systems and institutions, DO we believe that God loves us more than the other people? And what would it look like to believe, and thus live, differently?

05-21-2007 |

The American Christian Prosperity Gospel Ribbon Fish

I discovered this “advertisement” on the Wittenburg Door site and the artist Tim Nyberg of Octane Creative has graciously given his permission for us to post it here.

• What is your reaction to this “advertisement”?
• Have you observed this brand of religion in the nation where you live?
• Have you been exposed to “prosperity gospel” preaching? If so, how did that impact your faith understanding or your view of religion?
• Does the “prosperity gospel” represent the way you currently think about faith or the way you have believed in the past?

03-19-2007 |