This month we celebrate the five-hundredth anniversary of the posting of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses on the church door in Wittenberg, an event that unintentionally ignited what we...
I’ve heard a thought-provoking statement repeated in some Christian circles: Caring for the poor is too big for the church. Is this true? How are Christians to think...
As we discussed last week, the U.S. dropped from the second most economically free country in the world in 2000 to the eighteenth in 2012 and is currently...
Was Jesus a socialist or capitalist? The Bible essentially says, “Neither.” Yet, we can’t leave these ideas unexamined. Christians are called by God to love our neighbor well....
Do you wonder what you’re accomplishing when you have to cajole and cheerlead your kids through their homework each night? Or how about getting up at the crack...
A full evaluation of capitalism and consumerism requires a consideration of the scriptural values informing our use of wealth and possessions. The record on the productive capabilities of...
The United States has been one of the most economically free countries in the world, but it might not stay that way for long. The U.S. dropped from...
Christians can agree that God has called us to care for the poor, but many disagree on the best way to do that. If we are called to...
Most of us have heard the refrain that to reduce poverty in the U.S., we need to get young people to “graduate, get married, and have children” in...
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