Today's tale is a twisted retelling of Jesus feeding the five thousand. It is twisted in that instead of Jesus and the disciples distributing the food amongst those in attendance, they in turn eat a full meal right in front of them. To top it off there isn't a crumb left to fit in the hand of anyone in attendance.
Rollins is wanting us to understand how Christianity is viewed by those outside of power in this tale. To much of the world this is what Christianity looks like. We are perceived as greedy and as if we could care less about the poor and needy around us, much less the world. It has been my experience that most of the church in the West is apathetic towards this issue. It seems that our comfort has gotten the best of us in that regard.
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