When payday approaches, it can feel good to have the balance in my checking account rise. After the deposit is recorded, there comes a feeling of satisfaction about...
In a recent radio interview, I was asked if “work–life balance” was just a myth. This is an interesting question because often in our society the idea of...
Capitalism is an organized system to guarantee that greed becomes the primary force of our economic system and allows the few at the top to get very wealthy...
Christian hipsters and capitalism don’t mix, or at least that’s what Brett McCracken argued in his 2010 book Hipster Christianity. His thesis proved correct a year later when...
To what extent would you say that the material aspects of Christmas factor into your celebration? This year, Americans estimate spending between $906 and $983 on Christmas gifts,...
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...
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...
We have only to visit almost any major city in the free world today to find evidence of dramatic cultural decay on numerous fronts: malls dripping with images...
The following article is an excerpt from an essay by theologian Wayne Grudem and economist Barry Asmus in IFWE’s new book Counting the Cost: Christian Perspectives on Capitalism....
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