Tag Archives: Wealth
Great Commission Utilitarianism, Part 4
Work and Wealth In the biblical framework of oikonomia, work and the creation of wealth are intrinsically good and are to contribute to the end – the telos – to which all of history is moving: the Glory of God, … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical worldview, Dignity, Stewardship, transformation, Values, Vocation, Wealth, Western society, work
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Great Commission Utilitarianism, Part 3
Oikonomia vs. Chrematistics In direct opposition to what those possessing a GCU (Great Commission Utilitarianism) mindset state, God’s ends reveals that human beings are placed on earth for economic purposes: to be the catalysts to allow families, communities and nations … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Culture, Development, Economy, Ideas Shapers, Language, Politics
Tagged Capitalism, Communism, creation, Economics, Morality, Socialism, Stewardship, Wealth
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Great Commission Utilitarianism, Part 1
Recently a friend told me of his growing concern for the impact of the concept of Great Commission utilitarianism on the church. As someone who is relatively well read and is currently writing a book on the Great Commission I … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, Bible, calling, Church, Economy, Mediocrity, Spirituality, Stewardship, Utilitarianism, Wealth, work
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Secularism: The Cost of Consumption (Cont.)
The following blog is the third in a six-part series on worldview and work taken from Darrow Miller’s new book LifeWork: A Biblical Theology for What You Do Every Day. Social critic Os Guinness describes the shift away from a … Continue reading
Joy to the World!
Lately, I have been reflecting on this Advent season. Those who have bowed to Christ as Lord and Savior know that we are celebrating the birth of the Messiah, the Consolation of Israel. This Jesus is not merely my personal … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, biblical worldview, Christianity, Christmas, consumerism, enlightenment, giving, Materialism, Poverty, Waste, Wealth, Western society
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Paradigm-shifting Lectures
My life is being changed by some really significant paradigm-shifting lectures that you should listen to by Dr. Vishal Mangalwadi. Vishal is an Indian who was fascinated with why the West had developed so well and why other nations remained … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical worldview, hero, History, humanization, lectures, Morality, paradigm-shift, Technology, Vishal Mangalwadi, Wealth, Western society, work ethic
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Global Economic Crisis – Part 4 of 6
As we continue to reflect on the global economic crisis, we have said that the root of the problem is not technical or lack of money. The root of the problem is in mental infrastructure between Theism and Atheism, and … Continue reading
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Tagged consumption, frugal, giving, Global Economic Crisis, greed, Materialism, Morality, narcissism, saving, The Protestant Ethic, Theism, thrift, Values, Vice, Virtue, Waste, Wealth, work
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