Theology That Bites Back
Introduction: One of the recent discussion points on the right is related to a comment made by our vice-president about the appeal of socialism. He said, and I quote: “My warning to my fellow Republicans . . . You don’t stop socialism by throwing slogans at people about the free market. You stop socialism by …
Introduction: We saw in our last installment on wealth that such resources can be a blessing from God, and that affluence is something that represents the goodness of God to us. But like all ...
What does it mean to be wise concerning your wealth? What is wealth-wisdom exactly? As with everything else, the fear of God is the beginning of knowledge in this area also. “The fear ...
Introduction: God did not create man because He was lonely. The Creator of all things was not trying to fill up any sort of lack in Himself. He is fullness itself, and is never in need of anything. ...
This post originally ran May 19, 2016. Yesterday was Labor Day, and millions of Americans celebrated it with chips and burgers, grateful for the three-day weekend, and with only a dim awareness of what the difference between Labor Day and Memorial Day might be. In short, Labor Day for most has been scrubbed free of …
A recent conversation with a friend prompted me to rake together in a small pile some of the thoughts I have developed over the years on the subject of the kind of decisions that donors need to make. What principles ought to guide those decisions? If you take the phrase tithes and offerings, I am …
Introduction: The first graphic I chose pictures socialism as a bestial murderer. A better image would be that of a demented and malicious suicide, but this image will have to do. At least a certain negative image comes through, which is the basic thing I wanted. I have also taken the liberty of treating you …
One of the problems we have in debating economic systems (e.g. socialism v. capitalism) is not so much that we debate apples and oranges, but rather that we debate apples and non-existent apples. And if you will permit me to press the point, there isn’t that much of a difference between a non-existent apple and …
If we want justice and equity in human relationships, we have to begin by acknowledging that God owns everything. One of the reasons our culture had for adopting atheistic evolution as our foundational creed is to get around this most inconvenient reality. In a world of purposeless chance, there is stuff lying around, and those …
Yesterday was Labor Day, and millions of Americans celebrated it with chips and burgers, grateful for the three-day weekend, and with only a dim awareness of what the difference between Labor Day and Memorial Day might be. In short, Labor Day for most has been scrubbed free of all commie toxins, and is now perfectly …
