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The Value of Immigrants to the United States. Part 9 of the Welcoming the Stranger Series

September 24, 2018 by Royce Francis Leave a Comment

What effects do people like Guillermo, who come to the United States to pick our produce for a low hourly wage, have on the overall economy? Does immigration hurt the American worker? Are foreign workers even needed? What about the costs of providing education, healthcare, and other public services to these people? Can our country afford to welcome so many immigrants? Could we afford not to have them here? From a Christian perspective, these questions ought not to be primary: the scriptural witness is that we are to … [Read more...] about The Value of Immigrants to the United States. Part 9 of the Welcoming the Stranger Series

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: Baltimore Running Festival half marathon, citizenship, economics, economy, exercise, health, Immigration, immigration policy, immigration reform, intervarsity press, undocumented persons, Welcoming the Stranger, Welcoming the Stranger Series, wellness, work

The Economy of the Kingdom (Matthew 20:1-16)

December 30, 2015 by David Williams Leave a Comment

This is the second of a four part series of posts in which  David Williams shares some historical and theological observations on the Bible passages studied at the Urbana Student Missions Conference 2015. The passages under consideration are  Matthew 8:1-17, Matthew 20:1-16, Matthew 25:31-26, Matthew 27:57-28:15. In follow-up he will post an application piece. We'd also love to hear how would apply in your particular campus context. If you're at Urbana15, please swing by and hangout at  the Emerging Scholars … [Read more...] about The Economy of the Kingdom (Matthew 20:1-16)

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Urbana2015 Tagged With: bible study, economy, Kingdom of God, new creation, urbana, urbana15, Urbana15 Bible study

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