Quick Summary:

America, says author Tyler Cowen, is standing still. People are becoming more risk averse, more reluctant to switch jobs or move to another state. Communities are self-segregating by income, education, and race. As a result, the core American trait of initiating and embracing change, which has defined America and Americans since its inception, allowing them to reinvent themselves again and again, is disappearing. As a result, according to Cowen, we are becoming complacent and ill-equipped for the future.

America is at a crossroads. And that’s precisely where we find Abram and Sarai in our first reading this morning. In fact, not only are Abram and Sarai at a crossroads…God is also at a crossroads.