I saw Jesus under a bridge

So yesterday, I went out with the Hartford homeless outreach team, which included my old friend Dave “Big Dave Vega” Duverger, and my new 82nd Airborne Ranger friend, Carlos Martinez, who served in Vietnam about the same time as did my father. Things were unusually busy, but in addition to climbing beneath bridges, we were …

Happy April 15! What does the Bible say about paying taxes?

Jesus did it. He told his followers to do it, too. Paul reminded early Christians that they are “subject to governing authorities,” and as such, they should pay taxes as a matter of conscience, and not just to avoid jail. For more, go here or here or here. In the Hebrew Scriptures, required tithing was …