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Category Archives: Money
Paying Taxes
This time of the year can be frustrating. Documents are gathered. Receipts are gathered and reviewed. It is tax season. It is a complicated system. The government favors or incentivizes certain behavior and business. Can’t we just go to a … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Government, Honesty, Money
Tagged dependents, donald rumsfeld, freakonomics, government, honesty, in the news, income, IRS, mioney, stephen dubner, steven levitt, taxes, the economist
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Eating Together
“These words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and you shall talk of them when you sit in your house…” (Deuteronomy 6:6-7). The family sitting at the table … Continue reading
Posted in drugs, Family, Money, Parenting, Sex, Stats
Tagged alcohol, cnn, cornell, Deuteronomy 6, drugs, eatting together, economics, electronics, in the news, nutrition, Parenting, purdue, Sex, television, the university of minnesota, tobacco, value of family meal
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Economics and Morals
Economics is defined as “the study of the use of scarce resources which have alternative uses” (Definition by Lionel Robbins quoted by Thomas Sowell, Basic Economics, p. 2). “What does ‘scarce’ mean? It means that what everybody wants adds up … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Money, Wealth
Tagged 9/11, adverse selection, chaperoning, chicago, consequences and behavior, consequences and morals, cost of doing business in high crime areas, dating, deterent to investing, detroit, earthly consequence, economics defined, economy, enoch, ethics, fema, god is their belly, incentives, inner cities, insurance, job, lionel robbins, money, moral bonus, moral hazard, morale hazard, morals, nationalization of business, natural disasters, Noah, righteousness exalts a nation, risk, sub prime lending, the economist, thomas sowell, unstable governments, walk with God, webster dictionary, what if earthly consequences removed
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God’s Safety Net
Some think that it is primarily the government’s or the church’s responsibility to care for those in need. I have seen church members, who were able to relieve a family member in need, refuse to do so themselves, but instead … Continue reading
Lasting Value
Aluminum in the mid-1800’s was an extreme expensive metal. Aluminum was plentiful (in fact, the most plentiful metallic element in the earth’s crust). That was not the problem with this element. The problem was that the refinement process at the time … Continue reading
Posted in History, Money, science, Wealth
Tagged aluminum, america, charles martin hall, civil war, france, george washington, john hudson tiner, moth, napoleon III, paul heroult, rust, the washington monument, theives, treasures, value of wealth
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Poverty and Immoral Behavior: Are They Necessarily Linked?
It is true that poverty, like wealth, provides an avenue for certain temptations to come our way (Proverbs 30:8-9). We are all tempted in various ways. Poverty comes with its own circumstances which Satan uses in his desire to lead … Continue reading
Posted in Money, Proverbs, Sin, Stats, Temptation, Wealth
Tagged china town, crime and proverty, george mason university, great depression, harlem, harvard university, illegitacy rate, james q. wilson, Philippians 4, povery, Proverbs 30, Proverbs 6, richard hernstein, rush limbaugh, shannon county south dakota, starr texas, tempation, tunica mississippi, u.s. census poorest communitees in america, university of california at los angeles, walter williams, wealth, william bennett
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In The News: Auctioning Virginity
CBS reported on April 30, 2014 – “An American medical student is auctioning off her virginity to the highest bidder… the top offer currently stands at $550,000… using the alias ‘Elizabeth Raine’… the 28-year-old self-proclaimed virgin said she is willing … Continue reading
The Message for Sale: Church Merchandising
Brethren are now doing something that they did not do in times past. They are charging money for programs done in the name of, and as a work of the church. I never recall brethren doing this in times past. … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Fellowship, History, Money, Restoration History
Tagged Bible authority, c.m. pullias, charging for financial seminar, charging for ladies days and men's days, charging for marriage enrichment and counseling, charging for seminars and lectureships, church cooperation, fellowship, free will offering, fund raising, giving, hardeman tabernacle sermons, martin luther, martin luther's german bible, merchandising, money, n.b. hardeman, nominal fee, refreshment cost, ryman sermons, scholarships, work of church
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Wealth and Riches
There is no doubt about it. It takes money to live in society. There is no free lunch (someone must pay for it). However, here are some things we should keep in mind: 1. True gain is found in godliness … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Money, stewardship, Temptation, Textual study, Wealth
Tagged contentment, Death, godliness, haughty, liberal giving, money, needs or wants, riches, trust in God, trust in riches, wealth
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