Solomon’s Kingdom was “outwardly rich, prosperous, and thriving…” (quoting from the Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary, p.649), “But the great building projects he undertook were accomplished by forced labour, high taxes, and other oppressive measures. Read More
“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, that leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”
“And for this cause, God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie”.
There is a vast difference between faith and delusion, by literal or linguistic meaning and scriptural implication, even though the concepts may be scientifically proximate being both phenomenon that involve belief and occur in the minds and souls of men. Read More
How consistent or divergent is the Bible with conventional economics? Are there coherent theories around economics and finance in scripture that could be applied to modern society? I suggest that at least ten fundamental principles of “Biblical Economics” can be identified:- Read More
The natural tendency of people is to isolate Jesus Christ as a spiritual phenomenon. However, he lived as a human being within a family and society, and in a polity in which there were rulers, governors, judges, the practice of politics and the exercise of political power. Read More
This week’s article is the only new one of my 5-part serial of spiritual recollections. All the others in the series were written a decade or so ago and I will conclude these particular recollections next week with another piece from the past. Read More
Last Christmas, I wrote Part 1 of this article. I had reason to suspect that I would one day write the second part, but was not quite sure when. In that first part, I recounted the origins of the church after the resurrection and ascension of Christ, and the intense persecution and suffering that the faithful endured. Read More
In the early days after the death, resurrection and ascension of Christ, the immediate lot of the Christians was persecution-intense persecution. Stephen and James were executed. At the height of Nero’s persecution, Peter was killed. Apostle Paul who had himself been a persecutor-in-chief of the Church before his conversion was imprisoned, beaten and eventually church historians record that he was executed between AD65-68. Read More
Yesterday I discussed four country case studies on economic reforms on social media—Singapore, India, China, and Britain under various leaders—Lee Kwan Yew in Singapore, multiple Indian leaders including Indira and Rajiv Gandhi, Manmohan Singh and Narasimha Rao, Deng Xiaoping of China, and Britain’s Margaret Thatcher. The broad theme of my exposition was to suggest based on the evidence that the road to successful economic reforms may be long and often painful and to call for leadership dedication and popular endurance as we sustain the journey. Read More
Let me make some comments on economic reforms. I teach a business environment course that focuses on the economic, political, and social environment of business. These days, we also include legal/regulatory, technology, and global environments.