The American economy looks like the morning after an expensive dinner party. Empty glasses everywhere, stains on the tablecloth, dirty plates stacked high, and the vapor of stale wine and beer as thick as fog.
It's not a pretty picture. Does anyone think a federal economic bailout is like bringing in more liquor at 8 a.m. to re-start the party?
Given our current economic hangover, our friend Robb says this might be just the right time for another Great Awakening.
"You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol, neither 18 percent profit margins, nor mutual funds, nor stock options. You shall not bow down to them or worship them. You shall not covet your neighbor's boat, summer home or investment portfolio." [A slight paraphrase of Exodus 20]
The momentous challenge of another Great Awakening will be to dispel us of our belief in lesser gods.
"You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied ... and my people shall never again be put to shame. You shall know that I am in the midst of (you), and that I, the Lord, am your God and there is no other." [Joel 2:26-27]
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