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New Year’s Resolve: Jesus and Money Part Eight
By
Ben Witherington
http://www.brazospress.com/Book.asp?isbn=978-1-58743-274-3 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/isbn=1587432749/bakerbookhouseA One of the more persistent myths about money that circulates in some Christian circles goes like this…. Myth Five: ‘Money is the root of all evil’ hence the nick name ‘filthy lucre’ or unrighteous mammon’. Ergo, it’s better for Christians just not to get too involved with focusing on making money, if it…
Rock N’ Roll Quiz– the Analysis of the Second Ten
By
Ben Witherington
There were some deliberate no brainers thrown into the mix in this quiz, and the responses sometimes reflect this. A healthy majority of you picked Joni Mitchell at no. 11, and understandably so since her ouevre is much more considerable, her songwriting skill better, her fame wider, her creativity more obvious, on top of which…
New Year’s Resolve: Jesus and Money Part Seven
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Ben Witherington
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/isbn=1587432749/bakerbookhouseA http://www.brazospress.com/Book.asp?isbn=978-1-58743-274-3 Part of deprogramming yourself from the culture of excess involves decreasing the amount of waste in your life. Of course part of this involves decreasing your carbon footprint– creating less carbon waste by driving more fuel efficient vehicles and in general using renewable energies. So, yes of course I am talking about recycling…
Rock N’ Roll Quiz– the Analysis of the First Ten
By
Ben Witherington
There they are the Liverpudlians, looking young and fresh faced. Who knew that folk like them, building on the legacy of Elvis and others, would change the world— not merely the musical tastes of the world, but the culture of the world as well, its fashion, its form, and yes to some degree even its…
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