Here is one of the best essays I have seen on the economic principles of Christian stewardship. I have never been comfortable with the “simple living” approach often taught in the church. Kruse Kronicle: Theology and Economics: Personal Stewardship and Spiritual Formation One of my favorite Proverbs is Proverbs 30:8-9 (NRSV): Remove far from me [...]
I read a lot these days about how we Americans are passing the technological torch to the Chinese and their cohorts who rim the Pacific basin. Here’s at least one economist who thinks otherwise. Economics focus | Venturesome consumption | Economist.com In praise of America’s fearless consumers of new ideas and products DISMAL scientists are [...]
You may (or may not) remember that some months ago I contributed to a small loan for a fellow in Ecuador to help him expand his computer service business. This was my first introduction to the world of microfinance in the developing world. I have been receiving reports from the loan recipient, and he has [...]
Anything written by a “futurist” is automatically suspect, but this article does address a current hot topic: regulation of the Internet. How Washington will shape the Internet – The Practical Futurist – MSNBC.com After years of benign neglect, the Federal government is finally involved in the Internet — big time. And the decisions being made [...]
Why is there so much talk about our failing economy, mostly coming from Congress and the media, when the eyeballs at the Wall Street Journal see it so differently? Who to believe? WSJ.com – Good Jobs at Good Wages I wonder if part of the reason is that the gap between those near the bottom [...]
Hear him! How to save the world | Bolton v Gore | Economist.com A question of priorities: hunger and disease or climate change? TWO years ago, a Danish environmentalist called Bjorn Lomborg had an idea. We all want to make the world a better place but, given finite resources, we should look for the most [...]
You may remember that a month or so ago I invested a small amount toward a loan for a small businessman in Ecuador. I received this email update: Dear David Ayers , This is an update on Puero y Asociados written by Luis Crespo: Boris, es un profesional su sueno es trabajar en la investigación [...]
Here’s a fascinating survey article from the Economist. During the Age of Sail, the world’s goods moved in slow motion in the holds of clipper ships. Today, goods speed around the world in the cargo containers of giant MD-11 freighter-jets. The physical internet | Economist.com 21st-century clippers Frederick Smith, FedEx’s chief executive, compares his company’s [...]
Michael Kruse, when he isn’t thinking about soccer, has some interesting thought on the relationship between Christianity and capitalism. Kruse Kronicle: Theology and Economics: Is Capitalism Christian? If the question is whether or not free market capitalism emerged from a society with a distinctively Christian ethos, then the answer would clearly be “Yes.” The ideas [...]
Let me introduce you to Kiva and the world of microfinance in the developing world. It is the story of Matthew and Jessica Flannery who are true believers in the power of small business development to change the lives of the poor. The Flannerys claim that half the world’s population live on less than $2 [...]
