Current Events Archives

Friday Five August 11 2023

In today’s Friday Five, I note that diversity is taking a step backwards in the workplace. I’ll also discuss an article that reveals that Christians are more likely to not be ready financially for retirement compared to the population at large. And finally, I’ll discuss the Peterson...

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August 11, 2023Current Events

Friday Five June 30 2023

In today's #fridayfive, I touch on a couple of thorny issues; women's role in ministry and hypocrisy in ministry. I also address a few other articles that have interested me this week. First, to the use of gifts by women. Please take a look at this article....

July 5, 2023Current Events, Friday FiveBill Gothard, Complimentarianism, John MacAuthur, Spiritual Abuse

Current Events Friday Five

New Book, the 2nd Amendment, Megachurches and Ramsey Being Sued: Friday Five June 2 2023

Bible and business is happy to announce the latest publication is now available for sale on Amazon. Working for a Difficult Boss: Lessons from the Life of David is written for christian business leaders and ministry personnel who work for a boss who sometimes can be a...

June 2, 2023Current Events, Friday Five1 Comment

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Cybercriminals, Death, Corruption, Looming Fiscal Cliff and Christian Hypocrisy: Friday Five May 26 2023

In today's #fridayfive, we'll look at the patience of website hackers, the looping fiscal cliff and Christian hypocrisy. Never underestimate the patience of cybercriminals to incrementally gain what they need in order to steal from you. Today's story comes from a recent USA Today article in which...

May 26, 2023Current Events, Friday Five

Christian Stewardship Current Events

Investment Method from Schwab Customer Service

Recently, I was contacted by Schwab to see if they could be of help to me. I have a very small investment account with Schwab. I was surprised that they would even contact me, given that I'm such a small player. But they did. Their advice has...

April 20, 2023Christian Stewardship, Current EventsInvesting, Profits, Stocks1 Comment

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Give Me Neither Poverty nor Riches: Lessons from the FTX Debacle

Two things I asked of You, do not refuse me before I die: keep deception and lies far from me, give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is my portion, that I not be full and deny You and say, “Who is...

November 16, 2022Current EventsBankruptcy, Debt, Lies, Poverty, Wealth

Christian Stewardship Current Events

US Adults Giving Patterns show Christian Church Still Number One

If you wonder where US adults give their money, the Barna Group has answered this question. In a survey of 2,016 adults in 2021, Barna found that US adults give to the following causes and institutions, as follows: Christian Church - 19%Animal Welfare - 12%Extreme poverty -...

August 22, 2022Christian Stewardship, Current EventsGenerosity, Giving

Current Events Leadership

LGBTQ Activists Protest Hiring Practices of Seattle Pacific University

These protests against the university for upholding a policy prohibiting hiring LGBTQ people are coming from the university's students. Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is (effectively) supporting the students in their litigation against the school. In response, the university is suing the State of Washington over...

July 29, 2022Current Events, LeadershipFaithfulness, Leadership, LGBTQ, Sin

Current Events Executive Insights

Don’t Get Caught Up in all the Anger

I recently published my latest book, titled Biblical Wisdom for Business Leaders: Thirty Sayings from Proverbs. In that book, I gave a devotional on Proverbs 22.24-25, which reads: Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn...

June 27, 2022Current Events, Executive InsightsAnger, Self-Control

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You can hide from men but not God

I was reading a JulieRoys.com story this morning about Bruxy Cavey, a megachurch pastor near Toronto who has been involved in a multi-year affair with a church member he had counseled. He was able to keep his affair private for years, but God recently revealed his private...

March 16, 2022Current EventsAuthencity, Private Sin

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Who Will Answer? Only Jesus Christ.

With the conflict going on in Europe and a very real possibility of WWIII, I find the lyrics and the core question posted by Ed Ames in 1967 to be just as relevant today as it was 55 years ago. Our political and business problems will *not*...

February 27, 2022Current EventsAnswers, Questions, War

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A Violation of the Purpose of Products

One of the four purposes of business is Products. Quoting from my book, A Christian Theology of Business Ownership, I wrote this: "Simply stated, the first purpose for business is this: Business exists to provide a means to produce products that enables the community to flourish." When...

November 9, 2021Current Events

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Courage. Faith. Sacrifice.

Todd: Hello… Operator…listen to me…I can't speak very loud. – This is an emergency. I'm a passenger on a United flight to San Francisco.. We have a situation here….Our plane has been hijacked…..can you understand me? Lisa: (exhaling a deep breath to herself) I understand… Can the...

September 12, 2021Current Events

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Should You Require Vaccinations as a Condition of Employment?

So many organizations have swiftly mandated COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment, I doubt any of us can recall a time when there was this much consensus coupled with velocity in action around any given topic. It is truly remarkable how fast this train is leaving...

September 1, 2021Current EventsCOVID-19, Employees, Employment, Risk, Vaccinations

Current Events Theology and Business

Business Ownership and Philanthropy

The Associated Press recently reported that only half of Americans are giving to charity. They cited a study conducted by Indiana University's Lilly Family School of Philanthropy: "The findings confirm a trend worrying experts: Donations to charitable causes are reaching record highs, but the giving is done...

July 30, 2021Current Events, Theology and BusinessCharity, Giving, Hoarding, Philanthropy

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Shrinkflation and Gods Purposes for Products

An interesting site, mouseprint.org, reports on numerous examples of shrinkflation, the shrinking of product size/volume/weight without lowering their price or changing the look and feel of their packaging. Essentially, companies reduce how much they are including in their product but they charge you the same. Some say...

July 28, 2021Current Events

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Sallie Mae an Example of Violating God’s Purposes for Business

This article in the Wall Street Journal, Al Lord Profited When College Tuition Rose. He's Paying for it is an example of how violating God's purposes for business creates inefficiencies and inequities in our society (or any society for that matter). The article (adapted from the book...

July 24, 2021Current EventsCollege Debt, Debt, Market Distortion

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We are Overcomers Through Christ

At the time of this writing, our world seems to be spinning out of control. A majority of our country has placed their faith in the new Biden administration, having rejected President Trump at the polls. By the end of this calendar year (2020), as a nation,...

December 23, 2020Current EventsOvercome, Uncertainty, Victory