As we continue our look at the transformational effects of applied Christianity on cities and countries, we would be remiss if we didn't...

[This post first appeared December 25, 2009.] One of my favorite carols is Joy To The World. The words are by Issac Watts, based on Psalm...

If government and business leaders of a particular city or nation were to view Christianity as a catalyst for economic development, stabilit...

Why does Christianity have more of an effect upon some cities and countries than others? Only God knows the full answer, but I'll ventur...

A friend of mine sent me the following message: "[Your blog] raises a very interesting issue. Is corruption thriving because of the god...

Greetings from Seoul, South Korea. Immediately following the Korean War, North and South Korea shared one thing in common: they were among t...

Next week I will be in Seoul, South Korea, teaching at the International Christian Educators Conference hosted by the Association of Christi...

It is one thing to point back to the positive effects of the Wesleyan revival upon business in India some 250 years ago, but can we point to...

"The West is like a computer from which the anti-virus program, the gospel, has been uninstalled," writes Vishal Mangalwadi in Tru...

Could Secularism and Hinduism both lead down the same economic road? Vishal Mangalwadi, an Indian follower of Christ, says, "Yes....

"Economists know that corruption causes poverty," writes Vishal Mangalwadi in Truth and Transformation, "but they lack int...

In Truth and Transformation , Indian Christian author Vishal Mangalwadi relates an experience he had in Amsterdam. He wanted to buy a bus da...

Americans are in a "throw the bums out" mood. There seems to be a lot of anger about the "broken system." Our economy is...

In order for God-given standards of morality and ethics to become commonplace in the marketplace, there must be wide-spread acceptance and l...

“In any society, only two forces can hold the sinful nature in check: the restraint of conscience or the restraint of the sword. The less th...

Last July, while I was enjoying my blog hiatus, the long-awaited government response to the economic meltdown of 2008 was passed into law by...

A decade before the financial meltdown of 2008, Brooksley Born (Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission) and Alan Greenspan (Chair...

It is good to be back in the saddle again, after a six-week hiatus from blogging about the intersection of biblical worldview and work. I lo...

One of the great things about work is rest! No rest is sweeter than rest following good hard work. With this in mind, I'll be resting fr...

In Faith @ Work: What Every Pastor and Church Leader Should Know, Os Hillman refers to a survey conducted for The Wall Street Journal by t...