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Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - A
Mark Ellingsen
The texts for the Third Sunday After Epiphany are that God goes before us.
Isaiah 9:1-4
Isaiah 9:1-4
Bonnie Bates
Bill Thomas
Ron Love
Mark Ellingsen
Frank Ramirez
Isaiah 9:1-4
The war in Afghanistan goes on (even though the media and most Americans keep ignoring it). The tensions with Israel and Iraq have our attention. Someone working full-time at the federal minimum earns an annual paycheck of just $15,080 – below the poverty line for even a family of two. For the minimum-wage earner with a family of four, a full-time paycheck falls almost $9,000 below the poverty line, which is $23,850. Even a $10.10/hour full-time job – an annual $21,008 – falls short. Not much justice and not much peace in America today. These are questions that the Iowa caucuses and the 2020 Presidential election need to consider.
The war in Afghanistan goes on (even though the media and most Americans keep ignoring it). The tensions with Israel and Iraq have our attention. Someone working full-time at the federal minimum earns an annual paycheck of just $15,080 – below the poverty line for even a family of two. For the minimum-wage earner with a family of four, a full-time paycheck falls almost $9,000 below the poverty line, which is $23,850. Even a $10.10/hour full-time job – an annual $21,008 – falls short. Not much justice and not much peace in America today. These are questions that the Iowa caucuses and the 2020 Presidential election need to consider.
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