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The Buddhist and Christian Worldview
11/10/08
Buddhism, as a system, requires its adherent to be devoted to exploring a set of principles that will earn him or her an enlightened state that they hope will lead to the end of suffering—a noble and worthwhile goal. Yet on a...[more]
Employment Ethics
10/16/08
There is great treasure when we do our jobs as unto God. The book of Proverbs tells us in Pr. 12:24, “The hand of the diligent will rule…” and in Pr. 13:11, “Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, but the one who gathers by labor...[more]
Stocks, Jobs, and Bad News-How to Help
10/10/08
With 9.5 million people currently unemployed in the United States, it isn’t unusual to find ourselves living next door to a family out of work. Or sitting in church next to a brother or sister who faces financial uncertainty. Or...[more]
Radical Generosity in a Declining Economy
10/08/08
In light of recent economic events, my natural instinct has been to find ways to cut expenses, and try to save as much money as possible. This is good, but I feel that I can take this mentality to an unhealthy extreme. You see,...[more]
Ministering to Muslims
09/26/08
We can build walls or we can build bridges. We can start with all the reasons why our religions are different and why we have different god’s and why what they believe is wrong and what we believe is right. Or… We could find...[more]
Islam and Incest: You Can Help These Girls!
09/19/08
It is difficult for Americans to believe that there are parts of the world where women don’t have the same basic human rights of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness as it is such an accepted part of life in the West. Most...[more]
Creativity and the Church
09/15/08
“I don’t want you to think of art as a little frill or whipped cream on the cake of life. It’s more like steak and potatoes.”- Dallas Willard God’s Body, the Church, should be an institution which supports, fosters, and...[more]
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