Tom Rath discovered something surprising that goes against common thinking about the workplace. He discovered that a person having a "b...

The most effective accountability is the  self-imposed kind. Last week, I heard a great example of self-imposed accountability. A friend ...

The question is not whether accountability is needed. The question is by what means. The Reformers of Geneva understood that all humans h...

A close look at Geneva of the sixteenth century should include an assessment of the Reformers' approached to the third main principle th...

A biblically-shaped theology of work energized Geneva. "Calvin," writes Bloomer, "taught that your work was your worship...[a...

John Calvin dedicated most of his adult life to rebuilding Geneva from the ground up, on biblical foundations. Thomas Bloomer maintains that...

He was 27 years old when John Calvin was convinced by William Farel to come and rebuild the socially, economically, and spiritually broken ...

When the city electors voted unanimously to make Geneva a Reformed Protestant city in 1535, several culture-shaping initiatives were set in ...

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...