In an interesting NPR piece on "the American Dream" this morning, we heard the story of a young man who managed to escape the poverty and disadvantage into which he was born.  A professor brought up the idea of living "the American Dream" in a study of Death of a Salesman.  The dream was defined as "You can come from the bottom, and with hard work and dedication, you'll get a nice house, a nice car and enough money for your kids to go to school."

I won't even rant about living wage, or the devastating effects of unexpected chronic illness, or any number of other possible discussions.

My thought was pretty simple this morning.  Is "a nice house, a nice car, and enough money for your kids to go to school" really our best American dream--especially all those of us who celebrate living in a "Christian" nation?  

So Jesus sits on the Mount of Olives and teaches the crowds.  "The Kingdom of God is 'a nice house, a nice car, and enough money for your kids to go to school.'"

"Your old men will see visions and your young men will dream dreams" (the Pentecost story in Acts). Some dream we have here...a nice house, a nice car, and enough money for your kids to go to school.  
Yeah, that'll preach.