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April 2014

April 26, 2014
Millennials are rising from their futons, emerging from their parents’ basements, and stepping out of...
April 21, 2014
Resources for understanding God and influencing culture.
April 17, 2014
If the church is against slavery, it must be for freedom.
April 12, 2014
A key step in coming to understand our calling to creative service is to realize...
April 08, 2014
When people think wealth is fixed, they start to view their neighbors as economic rivals....
April 04, 2014
When Christians do their jobs with excellence and accountability, in a distinctively Christian manner, they...

March 2014

March 31, 2014
Businesses are culture-making enterprises, whether they or we like it or not. When we detest...
March 28, 2014
“The common good binds church and state together. What greater contribution, now, to the common...
March 26, 2014
Finance turns the conditions of human existence into opportunities to bring glory to God, to...
March 24, 2014
Nothing but our own lack of imagination and entrepreneurial drive is holding us back from...
March 20, 2014
If Christians are not actively working to transform and develop their world for the common...
March 17, 2014
Access to debt is not our sole concern. Blessing others through our lending and borrowing...
March 15, 2014
"Many of God’s means for accomplishing his ends, probably most of them, involve the mediation...
March 08, 2014
"Freedom to Flourish” features the work of a variety of working people, from bricklayers and...
March 07, 2014
While giving is a fundamental way of using wealth to aid those caught in poverty,...
March 05, 2014
In a world in which every nation, every society, has under- and un-employed people in...

February 2014

February 21, 2014
Rand had an almost complete misunderstanding of capitalism. She confused self-interest with selfishness.
February 18, 2014
Our inadequate theology of work and economics has encouraged our culture to think about religion...
February 15, 2014
When the economy is changing rapidly, those at the bottom of society can become disconnected...
February 11, 2014
In some cases, spending more for the items we consume may improve the lives of...
February 03, 2014
The success of the economy depends on everyone – not just a few new-business creators–...
February 03, 2014
Much of what the Bible says about economics is addressed to the agricultural economy of...

January 2014

January 25, 2014
Three years ago Christianity Today began an adventure looking for Christians seeking the common good.
January 23, 2014
Whenever people talk about faith, work, and economics, we speak from perspectives within our various...

December 2013

December 20, 2013
For many affluent and educated Americans, including some Christians, the American Dream is a materialistic...
December 20, 2013
Churches should not only empower people to do their work well, but should help them...
December 20, 2013
“Detroit developed best when it was bottom-up,” says Harry Veryser, economist and professor at University...
December 20, 2013
Why do pastors need to know all that much about economics? My friend and writing...
December 14, 2013
Integrating faith with the demands of work is a challenge many Christians face. Two men...
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