Well, this is interesting. Over in Science, we have the headline "Wealth may have driven the rise of today's religions." Meanwhile, the Huffington Post's science blog says religious believers will become a world minority, and ultimately perhaps disappear entirely, thanks to economic prosperity. Seems like there's a need to get the story straight. … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Good Grief! Even My Dogma Has Gone Commercial!
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Money Makes Good Insulation
First, before reading any further, make a list of the top three things you struggle with as a Christian. *** I used to have a great view of the back lot of our block. In the center is a little island of wild grass where a few abandoned cars sit tiredly, waiting to rust into the ground or be stripped for parts. Around it is a ring of gravel with enough divots and potholes in it to make me swerve my car along it as if driving through a minefield. This circular pathway is itself surrounded by small lawns that boast a … [Read more...] about Money Makes Good Insulation
Following Christ mostly, or misplaced objections
Listening to the Day Ahead speakers, it occurred to me that we were focusing mostly on sacrificing time, energy, even the privacy of homes as professors who seek to serve students, but I heard little about issues of wealth. Jesus of course spoke over and over about issues of money but these concerns did not find a place at FC08 alongside stewardship and sacrificial usage of the other resources with which God has blessed us. Are we then only mostly following Christ, or is this a call that is outside the sphere of … [Read more...] about Following Christ mostly, or misplaced objections