Th Gap Matters

http://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Level-Equality-Societies-Stronger/dp/1608190366

Was just out for a run and listening to Rob Bell preach on generosity.    He talked a lot about the book the Spirit level and how what it says is reflected in the gospel. The premise of the spirit level is that the larger the gap in a society between the richest and poorest the more unhealthy and unhappy for all the society is and the smaller the gap thus the greater equality the better for all.  Robs reflections after spending some time with the authors where profound.   He talks about how salvation in the new testament was often referring to more than the spiritual as we often like to limit it to in our current world view but also the physical and social.   He talks about how God created the world and wanted all to have enough in it and people who follow him have a job to make sure of this. That our job was to close the gap. Any way Just wanted to share reflections on the gap and how it matters.