Finance

The Economic Responsibility of Agape

Tuesday, 13 September 2011 15:27 Steve Crosby

Hands_Showing_Unity Everything that matters in God is relational.

His Triune Being is relational in fundamental nature.[1] The Great Commandment[2] (that fulfills the law and prophets) and the New Commandment,[3] are both relational in essence. When any legitimate biblical topic looses its mooring in relationship, it will inevitably be unhealthy in application, regardless of how well-intentioned the attempts might be. The manifestation of the life of Jesus in us, and the exchange of His life between us, will never be realized through enthusiastic implementation of spiritual mechanics based solely upon revelation and conviction from the Scriptures. Everything is relational.

Should Christians Charge?

Friday, 09 September 2011 13:56

making_change The New Testament clearly outlines how Christians behaved in response to giving and receiving among themselves. The only people who have trouble with defining how a Christian should operate in the 21^st century are those that have twisted what is said to appease their lack of faith or have mistakenly succumb to the spirit of the age in which we live.

Kingdom Economy

Wednesday, 31 August 2011 16:18 Steve Crosby

love-drop The Greek word for the KJV, “household,” is oikonomia. Literally, it means the rule, or law, or order of the family/household: “How the family is run.” It is also exactly the same word which we derive the English word “economy.”

Christian TV's All-Time Worst Fundraising Gimmicks

Monday, 16 August 2010 12:48 Lee Grady

Let's stop the hypnotism, the guilt manipulation and the high-pressure gimmicks. It's time to reclaim our lost credibility.

Normally I'd rather go to the dentist for a root canal than watch a telethon. But while channel surfing a few nights ago I tuned into PBS and discovered that Aretha Franklin, the legendary Queen of Soul, was hosting a fundraiser for the network. Seated at a piano, she was offering a 5-CD collection of classic rhythm and blues hits in exchange for a donation to public television.

It was simple. There were no gimmicks, no games and no strings attached in Aretha's offer. If you gave the suggested gift, she explained, PBS would mail you a big slice of American pop culture—including songs by Gladys Knight and the Pips, Smokey Robinson, the Four Tops, Al Green and Aretha herself, singing her classic "Respect."

In Money We Trust

Monday, 19 July 2010 11:27 Don Walker

Jacksonville Christian greed_trust Harvard theologian Harvey Cox wrote in the Atlantic Monthly in March of 1999 that in America we now see “The Market as God.” Cox wrote: “The Market is not only around us but inside of us, informing our senses and our feelings. There seems to be nowhere left to flee from its untiring quest. Like the Hound of Heaven, it pursues us home from the mall and into the nursery and the bedroom.” It has been said that the present day religion of America is “consumerism” and the cathedrals of worship are the shopping malls. Television advertising is the “evangelistic outreach” of this religion, spreading the message and drawing followers to come and worship. Wall Street is the “holy city” from which the “profits” speak.