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I performed the funeral for a 17 year old with cancer

posted by chadhovind

Today was a long day. It began with a phone call to a father who sobbed over the phone as we disguised final funeral arrangements. His 17 year old son passed away a few days earlier. I met Mitch back [...]

Shouldn’t Christians Consider the Cost of War?

posted by chadhovind

Osama is dead. Obama is celebrating. Mother’s day is just around the corner. What a roller coaster of emotions. Mother’s day is a lot like this week. One moment you are laughing at a child’s funny moment, the next moment [...]

Scrooge McDuck, Wall-E, and Radical Generosity

posted by chadhovind

Remember Scrooge McDuck swimming in his vault of gold coins. It’s easy to demonize Mr McDuck and his lack of generosity, instead of looking in the mirror at the Scrooge in your own heart. By this time tomorrow, 187,000 meals [...]

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Rich and Poor BOTH Need The Gospel
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPEWYekDC9k[/youtube] One of my favorite artists is a woman named Joan Steiner who composes "normal" scenes from everyday household items. Here is one example: If you zoom in, you see the towers are recorders. The bushes are turnips. The walls are white

posted 5:30:29am Jun. 17, 2013 | read full post »

SUV, Gas Prices, and Harry Houdini
  [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSD169eiZbA[/youtube] I've been an illusionist for years. I love reading books about magicians, their showmanship, and secrets to their illusions. One of the greatest illusions is greed. It disguises itself as "being smart," "planning ahead," and

posted 5:18:03am Jun. 14, 2013 | read full post »

How Knight Rider and a Garage Sale Can Prepare You for economic challenges
  [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnBK9_U3UJ0[/youtube] You can learn alot at a garage sale. You can teach your family valuable life lessons at a garage sale.  I once sold all my Star Wars collection (now worth a fortune) at a garage sale for pennies on the dollar.   I once sol

posted 5:30:20am Jun. 12, 2013 | read full post »

Adam Smith agreed with God: "W.O.R.K. is not a four letter word!?"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6gTw9Sr-E0[/youtube] In The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith expounds on the importance of self interest. He shows that when an individual pursues self-sufficiency, he indirectly promotes the good of society: "by pursuing his own interest, [the individual] fre

posted 5:05:00am Jun. 10, 2013 | read full post »

Lydia: The Christian Capitalist
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlCZgX0ZqCM[/youtube] Few women practiced Godonomics better than Lydia. Her story from the book of acts is an example of a leader, an entrepreneur, a successful business builder, and mother. She produces a high end product (a seller of purple material) to a

posted 5:28:25am Jun. 09, 2013 | read full post »


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