That’s the point of a helpful interview in the Gallup Management journal with Jim Clifton, author of the The Coming Jobs War. Here’s an excerpt: The United States has no shortage of great ideas and innovations. What the country most needs right now are highly motivated entrepreneurs who can turn those ideas into great businesses […]
Archives for October 2012
Truth is Obtainable and Valuable
Proverbs 23:23: Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding. “Buy truth” = you can know truth. It’s obtainable. “Buy truth” = it’s worth getting. That is, it is valuable. “Do not sell it” = states the same thing from another angle: it’s valuable. Hold on to it. It’s worth keeping. […]
Why Social Action is Both Essential and Not Enough
I love and fully affirm the centrality of the biblical call to meet the full range of people’s needs, not just spiritual needs. When people are hungry, we need to feed them (Matthew 25:35). When they are mistreated, we need to stand up for them (Isaiah 1:17; Job 29:12-17). When they are sick, we need […]
What Does Romans 5:1 Mean?
Romans 5:1 in many translations, including the ESV, reads: “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” There is a variant reading with this passage, however, and some manuscripts say instead “since we have been justified by faith, let us have peace with God.” In […]
The Biblical Call is to Stand Up for Those in Need, Not Give Them Advice
How do you help those in need? Our default tendency seems to be to give advice. To give advice that is actually good is, of course, a good thing (although rare!). But the biblical call is for us to do much more than that. Consider: “Cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, […]