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If We Do Business in Faith, God Works Beyond Our Imagination
By Tirtha Thapa
I grew up in a rural village in Nepal, and when I was 15 my father died after suffering terribly for several years. Our district had no hospital; even if we were aware of the potential for medical care elsewhere we had no mon...
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Risk and Return for the Steward Investor
By Donald Simmons
Research has confirmed that anxiety and risk aversion increase with higher accumulations of wealth. Ken Haman, managing director at Alliance Bernstein, one of America’s leading institutional wealth management firms, conclud...
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Creative Destruction and Work as Transformation
By Luke Roush
Joseph Schumpeter, a prominent economist in the mid-20th century, devoted his life work to the study of capitalism. According to Schumpeter, the “gale of creative destruction” describes the “process of industrial mutati...
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Will God Hold Me Accountable For My Work?
By William Norvell
I have often thought about what God will hold me accountable for at Judgment Day: my sin, my fulfilling of the Great Commission (or lack thereof), and my loving and caring for the less fortunate. It wasn’t until recently, h...
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Control
By JT Vaughn
I recently had a conversation with a wise counselor. I have done my best to recapture his counsel and insights here. Though I’ve used quotes to better tell the story, the contents of the quotes are my recollection and many ...
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Combating Islamic Terrorism Through Purpose Filled Employment
By Drayton Wade
The Islamic Jihadist Hydra Throughout the late winter and early spring of 2019, the noose tightened around Baghouz, the scene of heavy fighting and the last stronghold of the Islamic State in Syria. American President Donald...
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The Biblical Concept of Gleaning and its Implications for Faith-Driven Inve...
By Aimee Minnich
As faith-driven impact investing grows, so too does the confusion about how much financial return an investor should expect. One woman who heads a faith-based family foundation explained: “As impact investors we will not ac...
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MMT: Finally a Free Lunch
By David McAlvany
From the legislative halls of Washington DC emanates the juicy offer of “a free lunch.” This lunch includes guaranteed jobs and income, along with a world where justice and equality are extended to all. It sounds almost t...
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Encouraging and Accelerating the Development of Faith-Driven Investing
By Henry Kaestner
What follows is a two-page summary of a longer, more collaborative document that can be found here. An increasing number of investors, fund managers, and pastors believe there is an opportunity to encourage and accelerate ...
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Why We Are Falling Behind In Adapting to New Technologies: How to Engage an...
By Alex Lerza
When our research team examined the white papers and presentations delivered here at CEF, we noticed that one of the most common themes was captured in the question, “Why are there so few Christian entrepreneurs and startup...
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