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Today, the Supreme Court will hear the oral arguments for Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius, two cases in which business...
Work, rather than being a source of dread and a cause of loathing, can bring delight and joy if we do it right. Part of “doing it right”...
It’s been seventeen years since Congress passed welfare reform. I’m looking for a detailed study of what happened to people who were on welfare back in the day...
What does it look like to “pray without ceasing?” How might a prayerful heart oriented towards God express itself at work? I Thessalonians 5:16-18 says, Rejoice always, pray...
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...
America’s unofficial poverty program for most of the nation’s history could be called, in a word, “liberty.” In spite of a horrendous civil war, half a dozen economic...
Chances are that if you’ve attended a church for a significant period of time or read the Bible extensively, you’ve come across the term “stewardship.” You’ve probably learned...
If I make a profit off something I sold, how is it that the person I sold the item to is also better off? Shouldn’t one of us...
Economists at the Brookings Institute bring the happy news that the United Nations’ goal to reduce the number of people in extreme poverty by fifty percent by 2015...
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