Tag Archives: biblical economics

Why is work important?

Posted on March 29, 2021 by RC

With each passing wave of stimulus checks we get closer and closer to the notion that the state should simply send everyone a check every month, or at least, send a check to everyone who doesn’t earn one in the … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on February 16, 2021 by RC

Thesis 62- We must exercise dominion, ruling over all things well. I’m not in the habit of citing Karl Barth favorably, but when you’re right you’re right. Counter-intuitively, but insightfully Barth considers the sin of sloth to be on par … Continue reading →

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Evil Employees and Saintly Corporations

Posted on February 3, 2021 by RC

It is a common but dangerous business, our propensity to make ourselves the heroes of our own stories, and to see all who stand in our way as wearing the black hats. As a person with an interest in all … Continue reading →

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What’s wrong with minimum wage laws?

Posted on January 25, 2021 by RC

In the ethics class I teach I typically ask my students this question, “Should people be able to freely make their own economic decisions without the approval of the government?” Almost always the whole class responds “Yes.” Then I ask … Continue reading →

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Fighting From Freedom

Posted on January 2, 2021 by RC

I have, on more than one occasion, taught a class on dystopian novels. We’ve read Brave New World, 1984, That Hideous Strength and more. I always ask my class “Why do these men, the rulers over these hideous cultures, do … Continue reading →

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The Mis

Posted on December 23, 2020 by RC

Truth is I have neither read nor watched Les Miserables. I’m not much one for musicals and well, I have no other excuse. As I recall part of the story is about a man who is sentenced to five years … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Is it a sin to be wealthy?

Posted on December 10, 2020 by RC

No. One can certainly get wealthy by sinning. One can certainly sin while being wealthy. But it is surely not a sin to be wealthy. Though few would be so crass as to express such a sentiment, it nevertheless often … Continue reading →

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Looking for Life in the Temple of Consumption

Posted on November 27, 2020 by RC

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, “Black Friday is proof that Thanksgiving didn’t stick.” I understand the importance of proper qualifications. One should not hear in that pithy phrase a condemnation either of getting a good deal, … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on November 17, 2020 by RC

Thesis 49- We must remember that we have been bought with a price, that we are not our own. There has been a great deal of talk lately about freedoms won and freedoms lost. On the one hand we have … Continue reading →

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Let My People Go

Posted on November 7, 2020 by RC

There are at least three different ways to despise the state, two of which are flat wrong. The first, I would guess, represents none of you. There are, nevertheless, in this world, people who hate the government precisely because from … Continue reading →

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