Read the rest at https://mbird.com/social-science/money/economics/offering-dangerous-promises-in-rural-england/
Another way too exciting, frightening, and extreme Lenten season. I feel like I’ve said that several years now, in a row. Can we turn it down a bit, Lord, even now, like right now? Something a friend of mine (David Babikow) said to me recently got me thinking about the incarnation and Lent. It gets right at something I’m somewhat worried about, what with the triple crown of crappy years………………….