That the Bible speaks about riches and wealth, often in the form of a warning, is of course perfectly clear. We cannot escape the fact…
OK, now you may think I have gone off the deep end: speaking on things that mere mortals must tread so very carefully on. No,…
We do not hear all that much about liberation theology nowadays. But it certainly was a major issue in the 70s and 80s, and I…
In a discussion with some politicians yesterday about the well-being of children and various political policies, I mentioned that it can sometimes be difficult to…
Imagine Western politicians in the 1930s and 40s saying we should ease up on criticising the Nazis, and not make things hard on our economy…
This is one of those topics where the amount of sloppy thinking or just plain wrong thinking tends to abound. And sadly plenty of Christians…
OK, another crisis, another token gesture by the West’s super rich elites. But hey, at least it makes ’em feel good. While it might assuage…
On another site someone sent me a poster, asking me what I thought of it. It was from the political left, and had to do…
The sexual revolution of the 60s gave us a lot of harmful and destructive things, and no-fault, easy divorce was certainly one of them. By…
Let me say at the outset, in order to avoid any misunderstandings, that I am a firm believer in wealth creation and the free market.…
The Bible says so very much about the deceptive nature of riches. As we have seen, the Old Testament speaks to this constantly. The New…
The difference between Christians on the left and right side of politics is fairly pronounced. While we are all one in Christ, unfortunately, there are…
Now that the Winter Olympics are on, one thing that has struck me is what gross iniquities and inequalities appear to be going on there…
There are far too many Christians who are woefully ignorant of things they really should know something about. And there are far too many believers…
Since I have been writing a bit on economics in general and foreign aid in particular of late, and since I am often asked for…
Crossway, 2013. If you found great benefit from Wayne Grudem’s 600-page 2010 volume, Politics According to the Bible, you will also be delighted with this…
Regrettably, many Christians do not think very carefully or biblically about the important social issues of the day. At best the church often just simply…
The ever-growing state continues to take over more and more areas of basic living. We have in fact the cradle to grave welfare state where…
Historically it has always been the church and other mediating agencies which have mainly helped the poor. Only recently have expanding states significantly usurped that…
One of the most bandied about phrases, yet one of the most ill-defined, is “social justice”. So opaque and nebulous is the term that economist…