holy hands dirty to do the work of the kingdom. We need to remake our church life to make anyone who walks in off the street feel welcome. We must remember as well that Jesus hung out with “tax collectors and sinners”—a motley crew if there ever was one. The crowd that surrounded Jesus included a Zealot (Simon, a man whose party espoused violence against Rome) and a tax collector (Matthew). Remember, further, that without embarrassment the Bible includes Rahab in the ancestry of Jesus himself. Kingdom