Archive for the 'Debt' Category

A new place with my debt

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Like a lot of ministers, I borrowed a lot of money to get my Master of Divinity degree and early on served churches that didn’t let me pay it down. And should I even mention paying for a car engine rebuilt with a credit card or living without medical insurance? I know a lot of […]

Debtors have rights: here are a few

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

At my seminary, nobody asked your zodiac sign, but did inquire if you were a trespasser or a debtor: a reference to which version of the Lord’s Prayer one commonly uses.

I think most Universalists and Unitarians historically were trespassers but almost any seminarian leaving school today will be a debtor too. Really, anyone seeking higher […]

The reality of debt

Thursday, March 18th, 2004

There’s an article in the Village Voice that’s getting links from bloggers all over. Thanks to My Irony, on whose blog I first saw it.

If you’re under 40, this is probably your life (not that we talk much about it) and if you’re over 40, you need to know what’s going on. This certainly sums […]