... known prophets--Isaiah, Amos and Hosea. Micah was a prophet who spoke for the downtrodden and exploited people of Judean society, particularly for the poor farm workers who were suffering at the hands of powerful landlords. Imagine him as an 8th century version of Bernie Sanders calling for income equality. This may help you as you seek to understand the three Biblical demands he places upon our lives: “He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and ...
... remember Seinfeld? [Pause to see how many do.] For those of you who are too young to remember Seinfeld, someone tell us about it! [All time for someone to share something about the show.] Created by the phenomenal Larry David, who is now impersonating Bernie Sanders on Saturday Night Live, the show ran from 1989 to 1998. Seinfeld coined a number of words into the New Yorker’s vocabulary, and this is one of them. Take a look… [show the clip from youtube] The gift, the “label maker” is a metaphor ...