As reported at the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics website, the New York Times published a very interesting editorial piece: Donald Trump and the Rise of the Moral Minority on September 26th. Using the somewhat surprising fact (to me anyway) that Donald Trump is currently the Republican candidate of choice amongst evangelical voters (Washington Post, Boston Globe), Molly Worthen described a rift […]
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The Gospel at Work
06 Oct 2015
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Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned – Romans 5:12 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? – Jeremiah 17:9 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a […]
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I just finished another book I would commend to our readers. Gregory Alan Thornbury has published Recovering Classic Evangelicalism: Applying the Wisdom and Vision of Carl F. H. Henry. Crossway, 2013. As the title indicates, the author, current president of King’s College in New York City, and erstwhile “geek” (more below), the book represents both […]
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Human Flourishing, the Bible and Books
06 Jul 2015
I just finished reading a very helpful book for Christians interested in how they should think about capitalism, wealth, and the Bible. The author is John R. Schneider and the title is The Good of Affluence: Seeking God in a Culture of Wealth (Eerdmans, 2002). It is 13 years old and I thought I would […]
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Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington
22 May 2015
“It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” spills from the speakers and dribbles into your soul, at least if you have one. The jazz classic, from 1931, was the first to use “swing” in the title and predated the “swing” era of music by a solid three years. The song was […]
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