What role did God play in the creation of economics, and what was His original intent? To answer these questions, we have to go back to the very beginning.
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Biblical Economics & Finance: Part 1—An Introduction to Wealth
A biblical view of money and economics is a first step toward preventing this area from competing with God in your life. This view includes the idea that we’re stewards of wealth that God Himself owns and has entrusted to us, and the medium by which wealth comes to us is hard work.
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Corporate Spirituality: Part 5—Creators of Community
Ken Boa discusses creators of community, including a mindset of stewardship and servanthood. Serving and loving God and others is most clearly embodied in the eight Beatitudes.
Read MoreHolistic Spirituality: Part 40—Stewardship & Purpose
Ken Boa discusses additional principles of stewardship, including stewardship of our relationships with others, and moves into a discussion of our purpose in life. This teaching is based on chapter 20 in Ken’s book Conformed to His Image.
Read MoreHolistic Spirituality: Part 39—Stewardship & Purpose (Truth)
We will all be held accountable for the amount of light we have received; we’re called to be good stewards of God’s truth, exposing ourselves to it consistently and asking the Spirit’s help to apply it in our lives.
Read MoreHolistic Spirituality: Part 37—Stewardship & Purpose (Truth & People)
Ken Boa continues a discussion of stewardship and purpose by urging us to invest in the two things on this earth that will go on into eternity: the Word of God (truth) and people.
Read MoreHolistic Spirituality: Part 37—Stewardship & Purpose (Time, Continued)
Ken Boa continues to discuss stewardship, with a focus on our management and stewardship of time. He reflects on the brevity of our lives and the fact that God gives us all the time we need to accomplish His purposes.
Read MoreHolistic Spirituality: Part 36—Stewardship & Purpose (Time)
Ken Boa focuses on the need to develop a stewardship mindset, which includes stewarding our time as well as our resources well, in this continued teaching on stewardship and purpose.
Read MoreHolistic Spirituality: Part 35—Stewardship & Purpose
Ken Boa introduces the final section of this series: Stewardship and Purpose. Today, stewardship is even more vital and challenging because we have additional time (longevity), options, and resources than previous generations. Whether young or old, we should seek to live wisely and not squander our time or resources in self-centered living.
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Biblical Anthropology and Economics
The biblical view of humans and their desires has significant implications for the realm of economics and financial decision making. In addition, the volatility of markets reflects and confirms the instability and double-mindedness of fallen human nature.
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