My father used to say, “one mans garbage is another mans gold.”   He taught us as kids to be resourceful, creative, and find ways to make a lot out of a little.    There are many examples in the Bible of people being resourceful. When the apostle Paul’s life was in danger, but a resourceful person…

What is the real cause of the United States Budget Crisis? What are the solutions? The Red States are calling for tax cuts. The Blue States are calling for increased unemployment. Both are ignoring the elephant in the room. Imagine a 2,000 pound elephant in your living room, and two people enter the room, ignore…

Economics pervades our news today and I think many are surprised to know that the Bible has much to say on the subject. Socialism and Communism are incompatible with both Judeo Christian values and common sense. Growing up, I was taught Capitalism is “greed” and Socialism is “helping others.” History reveals how naive this is.…

Leviticus 19:36 You shall have honest scales, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. In order to ensure we had “honest scales and just weights”, historically the dollar was tied to a commodity. A commodity with intrinsic value…

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