tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126730.post133182942705467329..comments2023-09-29T04:46:23.253-04:00Comments on ChosenRebel -- my cultural engagement blog: The Nobility of BusinessChosenRebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06938339625623946598noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126730.post-90329195550254700362008-05-31T15:01:00.000-04:002008-05-31T15:01:00.000-04:00clc,This is where we have to use language and hist...clc,<BR/><BR/>This is where we have to use language and historical philosophical/ political concepts wisely. Both the republican and the democrats are guilty here. Both use language in propagandistic ways to achieve the level of intimidation they desire as a strategy to win their ideological battles. You are right when you say, "both the old and new testament talk about looking out for the widow,ChosenRebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06938339625623946598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126730.post-49320621894929364742008-05-31T12:29:00.000-04:002008-05-31T12:29:00.000-04:00I don't know if Grudem touches on it, but this who...I don't know if Grudem touches on it, but this whole concept of business as an antidote to poverty is what I like so much about micro-finance institutions (like Kiva.org). They provide infusions of capital that help lift small business owners out of the catch-22 they are in and get them on their way to earning a decent living wage. And it allows those who have even a small amount of funds to Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17395699574182189503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126730.post-69871152452311078792008-05-30T14:34:00.000-04:002008-05-30T14:34:00.000-04:00"This particular article is valuable in my mind be..."This particular article is valuable in my mind because it challenges the basic humanistic, socialistic and in many ways Marxist thought that seems to be bantered about uncritically in this election season."<BR/><BR/>hmmmm. those seem like strong words considering that those "socialist" tendencies are biblical. both the old and new testament talk about looking out for the widow, orphan, Raising Cainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17487289894282635846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126730.post-53682533012040652902008-05-30T13:29:00.000-04:002008-05-30T13:29:00.000-04:00Grudem would agree with you as do I. In a sin-fill...Grudem would agree with you as do I. In a sin-filled world, any system is capable of corruption. This is why we need to proclaim the gospel. What happens when a formerly Judeo-Christian culture begins to abandon its roots? Perhaps this story illustrates it.<BR/><BR/>The Empire State Building was built in 13 months! Today you can't get the permits and licenses required to begin building in that ChosenRebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06938339625623946598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126730.post-69418261230120144682008-05-29T21:25:00.000-04:002008-05-29T21:25:00.000-04:00When I graduated from college, I started pursuing ...When I graduated from college, I started pursuing an M.Div. At that point I didn't know if it was going to use it for vocational ministry (pastor, campus worker, etc.) or not. I ended up not completing the degree (It became too mentally taxing to work as a software engineer during the day and to put in the amount of effort the studies required). Now I am just a well educated lay person who can WilyHackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02345169323096494080noreply@blogger.com