Praise Him In the Economic Storm
October 7, 2008 Tonight I tried my best to listen attentively to the presidential debate. I thought both Senator McCain and Senator Obama did a fairly good job presenting their views in a convincing manner. Many of the questions were on our economy, of course. I can’t say I was particularly entertained by the debate, nor was I supposed to have been. It wasn’t designed to be entertaining. But I can’t say I was encouraged by their responses either. And you know, I was really hoping I would be. After all, it feels more...
read moreC.S. Lewis’ Prophetic Words Speak to Our Economic Woes
The following is a quote from C. S. Lewis’ book, Mere Christianity (HarperCollins, 1952). It needs no preface or explanation… There is one bit of advice given to us by the ancient heathen Greeks, and by the Jews in the Old Testament, and by the great Christian teachers of the Middle Ages, which the modern economic system has completely disobeyed. All these people told us not to lend money at interest; and lending money at interest — what we call investment — is the basis of our whole system…Three great...
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