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Faith and Capitalism: Reconciling Common Tensions
\n\n\nExplore how to bridge common tensions in faith and capitalism. Discover moral frameworks and strategies for faithful living in a capitalist world.
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Spiritual Discernment in Finance: A Faith Guide
\n\n\nDiscover what is spiritual discernment in finance. Learn how faith can guide your financial choices and align them with God’s will.
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Faith Community Financial Planning Checklist for 2026
\n\n\nOptimize your church’s mission with our comprehensive faith community financial planning checklist for 2026. Ensure sound fiscal management today!
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How Feasts and Festivals Shaped Biblical Economy
\n\n\nDiscover how feasts and festivals shaped biblical economy, revealing a system where theology and economics intertwined in ancient Israel.
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How Faith Communities Address Poverty: A 2026 Guide
\n\n\nDiscover how faith communities address poverty through direct aid and empowerment programs. Learn what works and how you can help in 2026.
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A Doctrinal Statement: Grounded in Faithful Witness, Held with Honest Humility
\n\n\nThe following statement is grounded in the hermeneutical method developed in our series on reading the Bible honestly — taking the text seriously, not literally; honoring faithful witnesses while acknowledging their human limitations; and holding with confidence what the consistent threads of the canon affirm, while holding with humility what remains genuinely open. Preamble We…
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Taking the Bible Seriously (Not Literally): A Framework for Honest Engagement
\n\n\nImagine someone who attended a football game and later tried to describe it to you. They were there. They saw real things that really happened. Their description is genuine and valuable. But they’re limited by where they were sitting, what they noticed, how much of the game they understood, and whether they have the vocabulary…
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What the Bible Doesn’t Say: The Argument From Silence and Why It Changes Everything
\n\n\nIn my last post I walked through what the biblical authors were actually trying to say — to their actual audiences — on topics like creation, slavery, abortion, monotheism, and homosexuality. The exercise was clarifying. But there’s a dimension of honest Bible reading that almost nobody applies consistently, and it cuts even deeper than word…
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What the Bible Actually Says: A Neutral Look at Scripture’s Most Controversial Topics
\n\n\nEvery debate about what the Bible “says” eventually runs into the same wall: whose interpretation? The conservative says the text is clear. The progressive says context changes everything. Both sides quote scripture. Both sides are confident. And somehow they come out on completely opposite ends. I’ve been digging into a book called The Bible Says…
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Ways to Align Money and Faith: A Practical Guide
\n\n\nDiscover practical ways to align money and faith, managing your finances as a sacred trust that reflects your spiritual priorities.