Recently Peter Leithart plays sounding board for Pastor Rich Lusk, who “points out that in the feeding of the five thousand, the disciples gather up more food than they started with. They spend resources, but their reserves increase rather than decrease.” Leithart briefly reflects on the implications of the economy of the kingdom of Heaven, suggesting — “This is the economy of the kingdom: The Father rewards generous service, so that our expenditures of time, energy, and resources don’t deplete but add. We find more time, energy, and resources to expend on further generous service.” Leithart continues with the conclusion that “The economy of the kingdom is magical because creation is magical.”

In the final analysis, the kingdom is not limited by economic’s norm-of-thought, i.e., the (heretical?) doctrine of “limited resources.” God’s resources are abundant. How do we know? God is the omnipotent Creator. And Miracles are for reals, duh. Also, if you want to be a Christian economists, how about reading 1 Kings 17 everyday for a decade. God feeds the prophet with bread from ravens. That is cool. However, I am well aware that it is difficult to quantify that sort of thing, but if your economic theory doesn’t take it into consideration . . . well, what can I say–if that is the case, then your theory is as broken as a kitten pet-to-death. It is cute, but, alas, d.e.a.d.

Thus, fecundity: the economy of the kingdom.