Theology of the Family Key to White Evangelical Culture

At a small group Bible study in suburban Colorado Springs, circa 2008, a group of 20-something white professionals gathered to discuss Mark 10:21-25. In this famous parable, Jesus instructs a rich man to sell all that he has and give it to the poor. The rich man dejectedly walks away, unwilling to comply. Jesus tells his disciples -- in words many Christians can recite by heart -- "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God."