Section 6 comments

Part 6 - "The Prosperity System", So its GROWTH, POSSESSION/CONSUMPTION, COMPETITION, and UNACCOUNTABILITY...these are the four laws of current Capitalist society. I understand this framework and see it running throughout America; it makes sense to have a single bottom line when it comes to business. I have never heard of a triple bottom line, running my own business why do I have worry about the "greater good", I always thought that was something separate, its a selfish way to think but it part of how we are taught. It seems like these chapters look harshly on the prosperity, I would have like to seen a few examples of people doing it right, while there was the mention of Interface CEO, it doesn't go into much detail about how his business faired after he made changes.

Alan its true page 208 is powerful in the description of heaven and hell. How do we make these decisions of "good deeds" on a daily basis? There was a story i read recently about a guy that is around 65 and runs a very successful business at the end of each year he gives away and profits. Is this how we are called to live, I want to go on great vacations with my boys and travel the world but should I trade in these desires to complete more "good deeds"?

I can relate to the story of Zaccheaus on page 221 when he talks about giving away half of his possessions since that is what a divorce causes, but then again I guess they were never mine 100%. It’s not fun giving away anything, maybe God can change my heart in this area so I give more joyfully. It sounds weird when McLaren calls a new kind of economy the "love economy", it makes it sounds like its God's responsibility and not ours, but then again he wouldn’t be writing this book if he didn’t believe we need to make some sudden changes.