Everyone who has been through elementary school has been asked the basic question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Kids usually default to jobs...
Capitalism is often used as a curse word in contemporary political discourse. For others, it is used as a description of ultimate, unadulterated good. The term, coined by...
Chasing toddlers, keeping the house clean, and preparing meals is hard work. I learned this from experience during a six-month period when I was a full-time graduate student...
A 2006 Pew Forum poll of self-identified U.S. Christians* revealed that forty-six percent of respondents agreed with the following statement: God will grant material prosperity to all believers...
Is the prosperity gospel biblical? Last week, I introduced the “prosperity gospel”—what it is and why it’s harmful. Today, I’d like to address a biblical response to this...
One error Christians can make in their understanding of money is to think wealth is inherently sinful, and creating and accruing wealth is contrary to God’s plan. In...
Conversations about poverty and the alleviation of poverty tend to focus on providing material resources to meet the needs of the poor. There is certainly a need for...
A couple years ago, I bought the best-fitting pair of running shoes I’ve owned in a decade. This is significant because I have rather oddly shaped feet and...
Sometimes job changes occur out of necessity; one job ends and we need to find a new one to pay the bills. In other cases, we can find...
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