From time to time I am asked why I only do positive book reviews.  Why don’t I do genuine criticism?  Why don’t I lambaste all the piffle, drivel, and swill that seems to subsume the publishing industry these days?  There are two simple reasons.  

First, I...

We continue our conversation on the poor and needy among us with a quote from In The Shadow of Plenty:

“The church has largely failed her widows her orphans, her elderly, and her ill and informed. The church has largely failed to disciple young men to live lives of diligence, intensity,...

“The things of the Spirit do not come naturally to us like our mother tongue.  We are fallen, and the things of God are therefore strange to us.  Of course, interest, joy, and delight will help me learn, but behind them there needs to be the divine compulsion, the pressure of the...

In this talk George Grant is interviewed by Ernie Yarbrough, who leads the discussion on what the government should and shouldn’t do…

A few things stand out.

First, George reminds us (see the referenced book) that in everything the Christians does should reflect God’s pattern...

“Every day that passes should be lived in light of the past, in light of the future, and in light of eternity.” Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847)

History is so rich and so resplendent that there is not a single date that does not offer great lessons in heroism or ignominy, brilliance or...

In this talk we go back to George’s book, In the Shadow of Plenty, to discuss more about how to serve the poor in a land that has so much bounty.

To do that, we go back to ancient Israel and discuss their basic societal structure. There, we find that the nation had practices in place...

Whereas other nations were find their identity and cohesion in ethnicity, geography, partisan ideology, or cultural tradition, American is different. America was founded on certain ideas—ideas about freedom, about human dignity, and about social responsibility.

George's book, An Experiment...

There are two kinds of poor…

First, there are people who are poor by choice. That is, they have a chance- and even the means- to move forward in life… they simply refuse to take it.

Proverbs calls these poor “sluggards.” They’re lazy. They’re unrighteous.

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The Bible outlines a radical plan for compassion and justice…

In fact, the Scripture gives us an “upside down” plan for just about everything.

It begins with personal responsibility.

Then it moves to the family.

Then it grows to the Church.

And, finally, we move to man-made...

Tis the season to… sponsor an angel child, send a shoe box of gifts, volunteer at a soup kitchen, gift blankets and jackets and hats…

That is, it’s the season for charity.

Christmas is a time when we typically thing about people in need. We fill up the red kettles as The...