mark wingfield is a pastor, writer and speaker based in dallas, texas. as a veteran journalist who later became a pastor, he expresses a spirit-filled view of the world with concise clarity.

The problem with pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps

The problem with pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps

Mark Wingfield
DMN, Ethics, Faith & Culture

Most Americans believe everyone ought to be able to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps. That’s the ideal we imagined, at least: If everyone would work harder or be smarter, they could achieve the American dream. Here’s the problem with that logic: Not everyone has working bootstraps to pull up. 

How the expectation gap creates trauma for white evangelicals

How the expectation gap creates trauma for white evangelicals
A pastoral dilemma about art and nudity

A pastoral dilemma about art and nudity