The Cost of Being Poor
May 13, 2013 | BY: KATELIN HANSEN -- It's expensive to be poor. "The poorer you are, the more things cost. More in money, time, hassle...
Is Hell for the Rich?
BY: SHAWN CASSELBERRY -- Is Jesus saying all rich people are going to hell and all poor people going to heaven? This wouldn’t be the first time...
A Theology of Capitalism: Entrepreneurs vs. Money-changers
There are two different stories people tell about capitalism. Those who describe capitalism favorably say that it is the story of how the innovation and creativity of entrepreneurs are unleashed through a spont...
Red Letter Christianity vs. The Prosperity Theology
BY: TONY CAMPOLO -- Jesus does not promise prosperity. He tells us that the servant is not...
Does Government Assistance Discourage Private Charity?
A couple of months ago my brother, the Reverend Doctor Jim Robinson, posted a blog titled “Hard Work vs. Government Assistance.” It was well-written and thought-provoking, but I thought it was incomplete.
I...
Working With the Poor, One Village at a Time
BY: GRAEME ESAU -- At a certain point in my life, I came to realize that being a Christian was more...
Robbing the Rich: Biblical Concern or Political Preoccupation?
BY: CRAIG M. WATTS -- Humans are stewards rather than full owners of the property they hold. Rather....
Commendable in an Age of Short Cuts: Kings, Presidents and Prophets
The Presidential campaign has reached a fever-pitch. Exaggeration, half-truths and lies abound as each party scratches and claws toward election day in hopes of victory. It seems that truth in political campai...
Slandering the Poor: An Exercise in Self-Righteousness
In the minds of some people any reference to the hard working poor is an oxymoron. Being poor and being hard working are mutually exclusive to them. People are poor quite simply because they refuse to exert the...
Fraudulent Freedom and the Needs of the Poor
To claim Jesus called people to voluntarily help the poor and needy is true. But to go beyond that assertion and claim Jesus wouldn't support – and we shouldn't support – helping the poor through taxe...