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The Biblical Roots of Private Property

Did you know that private property has biblical roots? It does, though many people don’t realize it. Property is rooted in the grand story of the Bible. It was given by God at creation, as a means by...

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Enterprise Is the Most “Effective Altruism”

Editor’s Note: One of the many issues Christians wrestle with is how to best answer the biblical imperative to care for the poor. From Genesis to Revelation, God’s abiding concern for the poor, and...

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A Christian Entrepreneur’s Story in The New York Times

Would you expect to read a story about a Christian entrepreneur who credits God with her ingenious idea to show up in The New York Times? Perhaps not, but that’s what happened a couple of weeks ago in...

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Evangelical Leader Preaches Pullback from Cultural Engagement?

A minor controversy erupted in October when the Wall Street Journal reported on its front page, “Evangelical Leader Preaches Pullback From Politics, Culture Wars.” The evangelical leader referred to...

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Bill Gates’ Plan to Improve the World

Bill Gates administering a polio vaccine to a child. Photo courtesy of the Gates Foundation The Bible has a lot to say about poverty and helping others. Proverbs 14:31 tells us, Whoever oppresses a...

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The Calling of the Christian Intellectual

Photo courtesy of Mer Chau If you’re someone who reads, writes, and thinks for a living, it’s easy to forget that your work is or should be a real vocation rather than merely an indulgence. And now...

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We are Characters in the Theater of the World

Photo courtesy of Jeremy Marshall We are, all of us, characters in the “theater of the world.” The phrase is from Swiss theologian Hans Urs Von Balthasar, though the idea itself isn’t uniquely...

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What Does The Pope Say About “Capitalism?”

Photo courtesy of the Catholic Church (England and Wales) Pope Francis’s new apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (“The Joy of the Gospel”) has created a media firestorm, with far more heat than...

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New Report: Is the US Losing Its Freedom to Flourish?

During its twenty-year history, the Heritage Foundation’s annual Index of Economic Freedom has put the US in the top ten. Last year, the US slipped to ninth place. Heritage has just released its 2014...

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The Morality of the National Debt

Is the national debt immoral? This is the question on the minds of many Christians lately. Christianity Today recently asked three thought leaders – David Gushee, Gary Moore, and Dr. Amy Black – about...

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