Series: Christians and Money

This series explores scripture and the witness of historic Christianity around topics like giving, sharing, business, and our attitude toward work.

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Foundations for a Christian Economic Vision

Foundations for a Christian Economic Vision

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147

March 17, 2022

John D. Martin

What are the basic ideas for understanding how Christians should value and relate to money? John D. Martin points us to the Old Testament year of Jubilee and Jesus’s teachings about laying up treasures. He challenges us to embrace Jesus’s values…

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Business that Serves the Kingdom

Business that Serves the Kingdom

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148

March 24, 2022

Kevin Brechbill

Kevin Brechbill urges business owners to pay employees well think carefully about where to give money, and to build accountability and transparency around their role as business owners. Recommended Resources:Money, Possessions, Eternity by Randy…

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Money in the Early Anabaptist Movement

Money in the Early Anabaptist Movement

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149

March 31, 2022

Stephen Russell

Money has rarely been far removed from the biblical narratives or major conversations of the church since the New Testament. Between the close of the New Testament and the protestant reformation, the church had much to say about usury. Stephen…

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Usury, Socialism, and Treasures in Heaven

Usury, Socialism, and Treasures in Heaven

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150

April 7, 2022

John D. Martin

Is the kingdom message socialism? What does the New Testament say about interest and lending? What about interest on business loans? And what really is laying up treasures in heaven? John calls us back to the willingness to give and share as…

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Usury and the Historic Church

Usury and the Historic Church

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151

April 14, 2022

Stephen Russell

What does Scripture have to say about loaning money at interest? Do Old Testament prohibitions apply to us? How does collecting interest fit with working with our own hands and being productive?  Stephen Russell gives us glimpses into how the…

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How Should We Then Money?

How Should We Then Money?

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152

April 21, 2022

Stephen Russell

Stephen Russell urges us to “look at distributism and see how it fits with what we have traditionally tried to do, and learn from it”.…

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How I Came to Radical Kingdom Economics

How I Came to Radical Kingdom Economics

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153

April 28, 2022

John D. Martin

Years ago John taught the book of Luke in a high school classroom. This launched his journey of faith into what he terms “voluntary poverty,” or non-accumulation of wealth. In this episode he shares some practical parts of this journey and…

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