“But redemption is not just a spiritual term, it’s an economic concept.”
I know all the local sizzle is on the new Archbishop steak. But I can’t help but pass along this Easter-inspired sprint around the globe by a New York Times guest columnist who goes by the one-word name Bono. Above is one choice quote in a column packed full.
Here’s another…
Christianity, it turns out, has a rhythm - and it crescendos this time of year. The rumba of Carnival gives way to the slow march of Lent, then to the staccato hymnals of the Easter parade. From revelry to reverie. After 40 days in the desert, sort of …
Near the end he begins to describe our global crisis as an overheated economic Carnival that has now left us in the Lent of recession. Which actually gives me hope. Because it’s Lent that makes Easter taste so sweet.
Or as the old preacher’s formula goes: “Friday’s here. But Sunday’s coming…”
Travis Scholl, 35, is managing editor of theological publications at Concordia Seminary. A graduate of Yale Divinity School (MDiv), he is an ordained Lutheran minister. Despite some time away, he and his wife are native St. Louisans, as is the child they are now raising. 
Bono is a dope in my opinion. Just another attention-hungry egoist who spends more time pointing out the world’s ills then trying to help ease them.
Actually, Tim, from all accounts, Bono has done a lot more than just preach justice with a Christian voice.
Travis, an interesting thought about the current situation in comparison to Lent. God is, after all, in the redemption business. And, if the current situation forces a lot of us (me included) to look at ourselves and consider whether our lives measure up to the call of the Gospel, that is ultimately a good thing, is it not?