By Josh Hinton, reprinted from the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge. A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner! If you can read those lines without hearing Gonzo the Great’s voice in your head, you’re more literary than I. Muppet or not, you’ve got to hand it to…
Reprinted from the Oikonomia Network. The vision of the Economic Wisdom Project is summarized in twelve “elements” that provide starting points for thoughtful, biblically informed understanding of contemporary opportunities and challenges. For a handy guide to the twelve elements, download this one-page summary, taken from our EWP vision paper “A Christian Vision for Flourishing Communities”: Below is an excerpt from the paper “Twelve Elements of Economic…
By Pam Tinsley, reprinted from Living God’s Mission. For years I commuted to Seattle, often by bus. I found the bus drivers to be courteous and helpful – some friendly, and others, business-like. And, like anyone who faces the public daily, they encounter gracious passengers and rude, even unruly, passengers while trying to treat them respectfully. Linda Wilson-Allen takes her…
Reprinted from the Salt & Light Australia Daily Devotional. Proverbs 31:10, 14, 16–17, 19–20, 30–31: 10 A [valiant wise worker] who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.14 She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.16 She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.17 She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks.19 In her…
By David Gill, reprinted from The 313. One of the most influential Bible interpreters of our time, Walter Brueggemann (b. 1933) is the author of over one hundred books and numerous scholarly articles. He served on the faculties of Eden Theological Seminary (1961-1986) and Columbia Theological Seminary (1986-2003) where he is McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament. His magnum opus, Theology of the Old Testament (1997), is a look at…
By David Williamson. My favorite Christmas nativity scene comes from the French region of Provence. I first discovered this scene in the lobby of a local French hotel. At first glance, it looked like another Christmas nativity scene or crèche. But at a second glance, I stopped in my tracks and noticed something very different from all the traditional crèches…
By John Wyatt, reprinted from the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. Mark Zuckerberg, like many other tech entrepreneurs, is driven by a dream – turning science fiction into reality. Not content with connecting 2.9 billion Facebook users across the planet, Zuckerberg is now focusing on the metaverse, a 3D virtual reality world in which it is claimed we will soon be…
By Joe Wooddell, reprinted from the Oikonomia Network. The big news at Criswell College this year is twofold, and the two stories combine in our vision of whole-life discipleship. First, the college was blessed to open its first-ever residence hall. And that building serves as a launchpad for our second piece of big news: Criswell 360°, a four-year undergraduate common…
By Michelle Koh, reprinted from the Salt & Light Australia Daily Devotional. There I stood, wondering if I would get sacked on my first job out of university. It had only been a few weeks at this job and I did not realize the gravity of the mistake I made. By changing a setting on a piece of computer network equipment during office…
Reprinted from the Chalmers Center. Adapted from Practicing the King’s Economy: Honoring Jesus in How We Work, Earn, Spend, Save, and Give (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books 2018), 90, 130-31; 153-54 Connecting people with good work is a crucial component of any long-term, sustainable poverty alleviation strategy. For most of us, supporting job-seekers looks like advocacy, providing references, and helping out with things like…
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