Tag: supply

Seek spiritual profit

March 20, 2009 | 6 comments

Thousands of businesses are struggling to make a profit these days. Millions of workers are juggling tighter budgets, reduced wages and heavy debt load. “How can I make more money?” many fret and ponder. The temptation to seek material gain

Not in a crisis

February 23, 2009 | 3 comments

President Obama and associates are using the word “crisis” frequently these days in reference to the economy. If one were to listen very attentively, one might start to believe lack and suffering are unavoidable and then live out those beliefs

Separate from popular opinion

February 14, 2009 | 3 comments

Fear of economic lack is spreading around the globe like a contagious disease. This is definitely a time to “Come out and be separate,” as the Apostle Paul admonished, from popular opinion regarding the current state of our economy. We

Reliance on God, not on savings

February 11, 2009 | 4 comments

I talked with someone recently who started a new business and needed more paying customers to cover expenses. She expressed concern that her savings would soon run out and require her to shut down operations. Aw, I thought. She is

Stimulus that works

February 3, 2009 | 2 comments

There’s active debate in Washington D.C. about what kind of stimulus is needed to jumpstart the economy. Some type of package will pass legislation, few observers doubt, but many wonder whether the proposed expenditures are going to create needed jobs