Do Garage Sales Make Jesus Angry?

40 Essays in Around 100 Words #32

I remember a conversation about a church sponsored garage sale (Kansas life) not being held in the church building because Jesus wouldn’t like that. Why did Jesus get angry at the moneylenders in the temple? I’ve heard different arguments, but most of them boil down to the fact that these tradesmen were making it more difficult for outsiders to come and worship. This was meant to be Holy space for those without Jewish heritage. They had forgotten the temple was supposed to be a light to the whole world, not just those who had the right bloodline.

Our garage sales usually featured more JC Penny's blouses than books