This was the Business Week headline on August 13, 1979. Almost 30 years ago we were asking similar questions as we are today. I agree that the events that got us to the situation we are in today are different in some ways than past events. However at the same time as we look back [...]
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I had the opportunity last weekend to speak to a group of 50 or so people at a local Church. The topic of discussion was “Biblical Financical Wisdom during Economic Uncertainty”. At the end of the talk there was time for Q & A and there were two questions that I thought were worth posting [...]
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A comical skit (can’t say that SNL is chock full of them lately) that offers a sobering commentary on how we got ourselves in this mess. Why is this simple truth so hard to grasp for so many? I think the word that the Bible uses over and over to sum up what should be [...]
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“In Life, it’s good not to get too comfortable.” - MaMa Wok Fortune Cookie The other day I went and had a great lunch at a local Chinese Restaurant. Other than the big golden Buddha that stares at me as I eat, it really is a pleasant meal. I always look forward to the [...]
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We all know that keeping up with the Joneses is not a winnable game. But somehow that knowledge does little to remove the temptation of trying to play this game to come out on top. Paul speaks in 1 Cor 9:24-27 about competing as if to win the prize, and that is exactly what we [...]
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