We, all of us, are fortunate to live in a metro area populated by some of the most brilliant minds and commentators in the world. You don’t have to look far to find them. And sometimes they speak a gospel message.E. J. Dionne’s column in Monday’s Washington Post contains one such message. Here is what he says about the radical call of Christianity – through his own lens as a political columnist: “The central issue in American politics now is whether the country should reverse a three-decade-long trend of rising inequality in incomes and wealth. Politicians will say lots of things in the coming weeks, but they should be pushed relentlessly to address the bottom-line question: Do they believe that a fairer distribution of capitalism's bounty is essential to repairing a sick economy? Everything else is a subsidiary issue.”
Wow! That is sermon-on-the-mount quality writing. Jesus could not have had a better speech writer. If your copy of Monday’s Post is now wrapped around a fish or serving as bird cage liner, you can read the entire column here.
-- Pat Jones
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