Posted in International Affairs on Dec 30th, 2011
Pope Benedict XVI spoke in October 2011 on “The History of God’s Goodness from Creation to Salvation”. He makes a brilliant exposition of Psalm 136. One excerpt will serve as a New Year’s greeting. We need to be reminded about God’s love and faithfulness as shown throughout history, to you and me and many others. […]
Posted in Religious Liberty on Dec 22nd, 2011
For those whose ambition is to be politically correct, I suggest the following greeting in this season: Please accept with no obligation, implied or explicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your […]
Posted in Business as Mission on Dec 20th, 2011
Business as Mission is a relatively new term. But the concept is not, nor is the practice. But we can witness a renewed understanding of Biblical concepts of work and business. I have worked across the globe with these issues for about 17 years. The momentum is growing, especially in the non-Western world. Please read […]
Posted in Business as Mission on Dec 16th, 2011
A decade ago The Economist labeled Africa “the hopeless continent”. Now in a recent issue the same magazine describe the continent’s impressive change and growth. A few quotes: “Africa’s economies are consistently growing faster than those of almost any other region of the world. … Ethiopia will grow by 7.5% this year, without a drop […]