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Making a Living

Audio

When my son Howard was about four, every morning as I left for work, he had a set little question: "Daddy, where are you...

Teaching Business to Seminarians: Crossovers between Commerce and Kingdom?

Seminary Curriculum

Whether teaching MBA students spirituality or teaching seminary students business, a professor does well to...

Course Module in Church History - Lay Movements in the Marketplace

Seminary Curriculum

Lay people have shaped church history by launching businesses that impacted economies and transformed culture.

The Calling of Samuel (1 Samuel 1-3)

Bible Commentary

From the closing words of the book of Judges and the opening chapters of 1 Samuel we know that the Israelites are both...

Producing True Value at Work (Psalms 127)

Bible Commentary

As Psalm 107 speaks of large-scale economic activity, so Psalms 127 and 128 speak of the household, the basic unit of...

Financial Statements Must Tell the Truth

Article

A prime example of the role of truthtelling in the workplace is the preparation of financial statements by businesses,...

Ezekiel 34

Bible Commentary

Israel's leaders are indicted for their failure to care for the nation. Ezekiel 34 uses the metaphor of shepherding to...

Injustice, Greed, the Common Good and Integrity (Jeremiah 5-8)

Bible Commentary

Injustice  Failing to acknowledge God as the source of good harvests, the people of Judah soon lost any sense of...

Passion, Family and Work (Song of Songs 3:1-8:5)

Bible Commentary

In a series of songs, the text describes the marriage of the man and woman and their coming together. The woman yearns...

The Wise Worker is Just (Proverbs)

Bible Commentary

The proverbs do not stop with commending generosity but go further to claim that caring for the poor is a matter of...

A Diligent Worker Contributes to the Profitability of the Enterprise (Proverbs)

Bible Commentary

The Valiant Woman makes sure that the work of her hands is marketable. She knows what the merchants are buying (Prov....

Introduction: Ongoing Dilemmas

Book

One of the important assumptions throughout this book is that following Jesus needs to inform, impact,, and transform...