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The Virtue of Prosperity
On Friday evening I was blessed to share the stage with Dinesh D’Souza as the long-promoted conference, The Virtue of Prosperity: Moral Implications for Wealth and Work, got underway. I have worked on the conference for half of a year, and brought in my dear friends at the Acton Institute and the Center for Cultural ...read this post
Capitalism without Virtue is Ultimate Futility
I do not believe I have used my blog yet to promote this event, but I really think everyone should check this out. It is going to be a tremendous weekend, and is about five weeks away. I believe that in the present context we find ourselves in it is the single most important topic ...read this post
The Liberty to do what we ought
“Good news – the President has announced a reduction of the government work force by one million people (20%). Bad news – the cuts were ordered by President Raul Castro in Cuba.”
So began the 20th anniversary dinner of The Acton Institute tonight in Grand Rapids, MI. Acton co-founder, Kris Alan Mauren, loosened up the crowd ...read this post
Wall Street 2 and Greed is Good
When I was 13 years old I watched a movie with my dad called Wall Street starring Martin Sheen, Charlie Sheen, and Michael Douglas. I didn’t understand a lot of it, but I did know that it made me want to work in finance – badly. Of course, Michael J. Fox’s character on the TV ...read this post
Workaholism as Remedy, not Disease
I have been passionate about a theology of work and vocation for my entire adult life. Being raised with Calvininian/Kuyperian instincts, I think I know where this comes from ideologically. But deeper than that I think it is a pathological issue for me and largely reflects a deeper existential consideration. I think ...read this post
