Results for Greed
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A Devotion for Wall Street
Originally Posted: 10/27/2011 - 9:24am | Type: Blog -
A reporter recently asked me, "As a Christian leader, does your faith have anything to say about Wall Street?" I said, "How much time do you have?" The Christian message has a lot to say t ...
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#OccupyWallStreet: Rediscovering Values
Originally Posted: 11/08/2011 - 12:42pm | Type: Blog -
Editor's Note: In light of the recent protests at #OccupyWallStreet and around the world, we have revisited Jim Wallis' 2010 book Rediscovering Values: on Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street ...
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Columbus Day, Wall Street, and Alabama Immigrants: "It's About Power, Stupid"
Originally Posted: 10/18/2011 - 5:30pm | Type: Blog -
In 1992, political strategist James Carville coined the catchphrase that won Bill Clinton the presidency: "It's the economy, stupid." In 1992, political strategist James ...
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#OccupySesameStreet
Originally Posted: 10/05/2011 - 1:15pm | Type: Blog -
occupysesamestreet#OccupyWallStreet (the New York-based protest against social and economic inequality, corporate greed, and the influence of corporate money and lobbyists on government) has moved to a new locat ...
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WAR NO MORE
Originally Posted: 10/05/2011 - 8:16am | Type: Blog -
This Friday, October 7, 2011, marks 10 years since the United States invaded Afghanistan in the name of the "War on Terror." Sadly, this summer President Obama announced he'll continue our militar ...
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The Gospel Should Be Offensive
Originally Posted: 10/05/2011 - 8:53am | Type: Blog -
Before Jesus was born, his mother Mary predicted that he would offend some people. In the Magnificat she sang: "He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. He has brought down the pow ...
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WAR NO MORE
Originally Posted: 10/05/2011 - 6:24am | Type: Blog -
TEN YEARS. THOUSANDS OF LIVES. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. TEN YEARS. THOUSANDS OF LIVES. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. Next Friday, October 7, 2011, marks 10 years s ...
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Austin's Autumn (Nonfiction) List: Pete Rollins, Part 2
Originally Posted: 09/24/2011 - 5:14pm | Type: Blog -
I wrote yesterday of Peter Rollins' new book Insurrection. I wrote yesterday of Peter Rollins' new book Insurrection . Rollins posted the introduction and fi ...
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A Lifestyle of Enough
Originally Posted: 09/24/2011 - 5:14pm | Type: Blog -
About two years ago, Minhee and I made one of the hardest decisions we've made thus far in our marriage and in our calling as parents. About two years ago, Minhee and I made ...
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Economic Crisis or Nonviolent Opportunity? Gandhi's Answer to Financial Collapse
Originally Posted: 09/24/2011 - 5:14pm | Type: Blog -
On Monday the Dow Jones industrial average fell 634.76 points; the sixth-worst point decline for the Dow in the last 112 years and the worst drop since December 2008. On Monday the ...