How to Celebrate Christmas: Change the World
This Christmas is a perfect time to follow the lead of the baby who changed the world.
Let’s Talk About Reparations
We aren’t the first civilization to debate reparations.
The Truth About Debt
When we believe ourselves to be debt free, we forget forever the debt we owe to Jesus. We forget that all we have we owe to God, that nothing is ours in perpetuity except for our lives.
Grandpa's Using Your Credit Card: Why the National Budget is a Moral Issue
For almost fifty years, the federal government has spent more (often much more) than it took in. Continuing that pattern for another ten or twenty years would lead to economic disaster.
But the problem is not...
Senator Coburn Says “Look What I Found”
At the first of the year I accepted my pastor’s challenge to read through the Bible. I’ve finished reading about the kings of Israel and Judah, and none of them were what you’d call angels. God gave them a lot...
Look Up America! An Interview with Gary Moore
In a society of 24/7 media, political pundits and an "economic crisis" once a day, Gary Moore is a prophet. His latest book, Look Up America, carries the subtitle: "Financial Insights for Tea Partiers Looki...
I Apologize for Inaccurate Statistics on US Gov't War Spending
I APOLOGIZE FOR INACCURATELY QUOTING HOW MUCH THE US GOVERNMENT SPENDS ON WAR. For several years, I have been using a statistic that is grossly understated.
I often say that the US spends over 200, 000 dollar...
Jesus, Forgiving Economic Debts and Personal Sins
In the Lord's prayer, our daily prayer, we pray, "forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors."
As we forgive our debtors.
Forgive us our debts.
In Aramaic, debt and sin are the same word, ḥōb.
So...
What's Wrong With America?
In the last few weeks we have witnessed for the first time in our history the down grading of America’s credit rating. Because of partisan feuding, and an effort by Republicans to undermine President Obama’s c...
Ending Poverty with Global Christianity's Phantom Trillion
In the '90s, Keith Olbermann was part of a flawless thing called SportsCenter. Even though the political commentary and overall style he's developed since then isn't everyone's cup of tea, this Special Comm...