, had to do miracles to have food for his followers, rode into Jerusalem on an ***, drove the moneychangers (rent-seekers) out of the Temple, was crucified between two thieves, penniless, had to rely on the charity of his friends to take care of his mother, was buried at the expense of his friends.I simply cannot understand how this utterly straightforward example of a life of poverty becomes an instrument of justification for divinely-inspired cash flow in the minds of so many people.I keep on waiting for someone to pop up here and tell me Jesus would have been a hard-money lender if things had just gone a bit differently.

The food, art, music, craft beverage scenes are all flourishing as well.