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The Price of Equality

Part 6 in a series on Income Inequality We hear a lot of talk about making people more equal, particularly as it relates to their incomes. A recent article equated income inequality in America to a...

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Why I Am Not A Plumber

Part 5 in a series on Five Tools for Thinking Biblically About Faith, Work, & Economics Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that...

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The Price of Equality, Part Two

Part 7 in a series on Income Inequality Last week, we began talking about the price of equality by discussing the biblical principles that frame how we think about income inequality. What the Bible...

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We Work to Change the World

Part 2 in a series on Economic Videos Every Christian Should Watch Have you ever thought, “It’s just a job!”? Have you ever been in the middle of your day, stressed out and in a panic over what you...

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The Summer of Discontent: the Millennial Generation’s Search for Meaningful Work

With due respect to Shakespeare and John Steinbeck, for millennials, the “winter of our discontent” has continued into summer. At least, that’s the impression one gets after reading the latest jobs...

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iPhones, Economics, and Absolute Truth

I always want to have the latest technology, so when the iPhone 5S is finally released this fall, I will probably buy one. My sister, on the other hand, will likely spend her savings on the latest...

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C.S. Lewis and Community

As Americans, we value the freedom to choose. We honor the initiative and individuality of each person. We value independence and self-reliance, and this is a good thing to some extent. Yet our culture...

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Redeeming the Time at Work

One more hour. It wasn’t that I disliked my job. But after a long day of filing papers at my internship, I was losing my edge. My sense of urgency about my work was dissipating. I felt guilty about...

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Here’s How the Faith and Work Message Can Help Close the Unemployment Gap

Last Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released unemployment statistics for July. Those who were looking for marked growth will be disappointed. In a nutshell: The unemployment rate remains above...

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The Liberating Effects of Scarcity

Wonder Woman by Kate Harris is my favorite book in the Barna Group’s Frames series. In the book, Harris cites a statistic with which I and a lot of women resonate: 72 percent of women say they are...

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