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The Anti-Greed Gospel with Rev. Dr. Malcolm Foley (Podcast)
Read more: The Anti-Greed Gospel with Rev. Dr. Malcolm Foley (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Rev. Dr. Malcolm Foley, Pastor at Mosaic Waco, Special Advisor to the President for Equity and Campus Engagement at Baylor University, and the author of The Anti-Greed Gospel: Why the Love of Money Is the Root of Racism and How the Church Can Create a New Way Forward (published…
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Christians in an Age of Wealth by Craig L. Blomberg: A Review
Read more: Christians in an Age of Wealth by Craig L. Blomberg: A ReviewStewardship is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. I currently work in the Purchasing department at Biola University. From office supplies and furniture, construction and facilities projects, materials and rentals for university events, cadavers and live specimens for biological sciences, books for various departments, to travel requests for professors, staff members, and student…
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A Word to the Wealthy (That’s You!)
Read more: A Word to the Wealthy (That’s You!)How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God (Luke 18:24-25) So said Jesus to the rich young ruler who, when instructed to…
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How the New Covenant Rescued Me from Lotto Lust (Guest Post)
Read more: How the New Covenant Rescued Me from Lotto Lust (Guest Post)I awoke this morning with this thought rolling around in my mind: “What would I do with all that money.” In case you have been under a rock for the last three days, this morning’s thought dawned courtesy of the Mega Millions lottery drawing on Friday March 30th. The story of the biggest lotto ever…
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Purge Weekend: Fighting Materialism in My Heart and House
Read more: Purge Weekend: Fighting Materialism in My Heart and HouseIn the past three years, I have moved three times. Each time I call upon the great physical strength of my friends – an area I am decidedly lacking in – and then offer them pizza. They don’t care about the pizza; it’s just a gesture. As we lug all of mine and my wife’s…