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Of economics, Paul Zane Pilzer writes, “The word ‘economics’ comes from the Greek word oikonomia, meaning the ‘management of a household.’ While today’s ‘economics’ has come to mean the study of business and government issues by professional academics, the real economists in our society are the ones who practice economics – the hundreds of millions […]

“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says to all the captives He has exiled to Babylon from Jerusalem: ‘Build homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the food they produce. Marry and have children. Then find spouses for them so that you may have many grandchildren. Multiply! […]

Talents to the stewards: given according to “ability” In Matthew 25, Jesus is helping us understand the kingdom of God.  Let’s talk about the Parable of the Talents; this starts in Matthew 25:14 where Jesus says: “For the kingdom of heaven is like”  Woah! Ears open!! “… a man traveling to a far country, who […]

Why Integrity and Christian Self-government are the Foundation for a Prosperous Economy Let’s begin by looking at a “dollar”. Go ahead – go get your hands on a dollar bill. See on the bottom where it says “ONE DOLLAR?” Is this True? Is it really worth one dollar? Well, the word “dollar” literally means one […]

You cannot serve God and mammon. ~ Jesus, Matthew 6:24 NKJV According to E-sword, the root of mammon is avarice, which from the 1828 means: An inordinate desire of gaining and possessing wealth; covetousness; greediness or insatiable desire of gain. This definition helped me to realize that mammon is more than just “money” which so […]

Gaining the Mind of Christ in Education using Jesus’ Teaching Techniques We can learn much from what is called the Socratic method of teaching, but my favorite methodology is the Teaching Techniques of Jesus. So let’s talk about this! You may draw from famous/respected writers at large, finding them by searching for the voices of […]

I’ve had technical difficulties this week, so I am re-posting a post for you, in case you missed it!  Scroll down to the Constitutional Conversation, if you did see it!   Interview with Pastor-Lt/Col. Phill Cochran Live with clarity, discipline, and unwavering faith What does it take to live with clarity, discipline, and unwavering faith? Lieutenant […]

Happy 250th Anniversary of America’s Independence Day! Wondering whether we ARE a “Christian Nation”? I used to think that a “Christian” nation meant that 50% +1 of us were Christians. But since Jesus gave us the Great Commission to “disciple the nations” I believe that whether we are a Christian nation, according to Him, so […]

At the First Landing in America at Cape Henry, Virginia in 1607, Reverend Robert Hunt declared, “We do hereby dedicate this Land, and ourselves, to reach the People within these shores with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to raise up Godly generations after us, and with these generations take the Kingdom of God to […]

When the colonies-turned-states, said in their epic Declaration of Independence, “We hold these truths to be self-evident” what did they mean? They said: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the […]