The parable of the talents describes what our work should look like while we wait for the return of Christ and the final consummation of his kingdom. But,...
The ideal goal of charity is to lift the recipient to a position of independence. What does it look like to successfully lift poor people out of poverty...
Being made in God’s image bears great implications for your own dignity. Since the Fall, what aspects of God’s image have you lost, what aspects have you retained,...
Serving one another and free-markets might not spring to your mind simultaneously. But should they? Does service or competition best characterize the free-market system? Defining Free Markets A...
Are the notions of suffering and Christian flourishing incompatible? Can Christians flourish while they suffer? These are difficult questions needing to be answered if we are to have...
Poverty is a signal of the failure to acquire suitable resources for the achievement of one’s ends. Since life in this world is always marked by the limitation...
In his book How Then Should We Work: Rediscovering the Biblical Doctrine of Work, Hugh Whelchel writes, The separation of faith and calling by Christians through the loss...
I was sharing tea with my mentor at his home, seeking wisdom on how to deal with a series of new ministry challenges. He listened for a time,...
We live in a strange paradox. Our cultural narratives are comprised of concepts like “rugged individualism,” “pull yourself up by your bootstraps,” and “every man for himself.” Independence...
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