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On Call in Culture and Storytelling

August 07, 2012 • by Mindy Hirst

On Call in Culture and Storytelling

Last week we talked about how our memory is important to God using us where we are. Now we talk about another skill that is important to cultivate while being On Call in Culture: Storytelling. Continue Reading...

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August 06, 2012

Radio Free Acton with Amity Shlaes

In continuing with the work of highlighting Calvin Coolidge at Acton, Marc Vander Maas and I recently spoke with Amity Shlaes. Shlaes’s biography of the 30th president will be out in early 2013. Continue Reading...

August 06, 2012

When Should Christians Refuse to Pay Taxes?

As the federal government becomes ever more willing to use taxpayer dollars to fund activites that violate the conscience of its citizens, we’re increasingly faced with the question of whether we should refuse to pay those taxes. Continue Reading...

August 06, 2012

QE: Haven’t We Learned So Much Since 1609?

In response to my post last Thursday on the Fed’s signaling the possibility of more quantitative easing (QE), a commentator using the pseudonym “Milton Friedman” wrote, have you checked inflation rates lately? Continue Reading...

August 03, 2012

The Faith of a Young Entrepreneur

In 2010 Alexandra Abraham slipped on a wet floor and into a business idea. According to Forbes magazine, U.S. restaurants face an estimated $2 billion in “slip and fall” lawsuits each year. Continue Reading...

August 03, 2012

ResearchLinks – 08.03.2012

Articles: “Invited Articles: Business as Mission” Journal of Biblical Integration in Business 15, no. 1 (Spring 2012) The most recent issue of JBIB focuses on the subject of hybrid business and features a controversy on the subject of Business as Mission. Continue Reading...

August 02, 2012

The Tortured Logic of the Obamacare Law

The Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as “Obamacare”, is a strange law from the perspective of economic theories of insurance markets. Still, one can see where its designers were starting from. Continue Reading...

August 02, 2012

The Prospects of More QE for Economic Stimulus: A Lesson from History

In today’s Wall Street Journal, Jon Hilsenrath and Kristina Peterson report, “The Federal Reserve is heading toward launching a new round of stimulus to buck up the weak economy, but stopped short of doing so right away.” Continue Reading...

August 02, 2012

Movie Review: ‘Safety Not Guaranteed’

From the producers of Little Miss Sunshine comes this charming mix of comedy, suspense, drama, and—possibly—science fiction. Safety Not Guaranteed is the story of melancholy Darius (Aubrey Plaza), an intern at a Seattle magazine, who goes on assignment with reporter Jeff (Jake M. Continue Reading...

August 02, 2012

What Board Games Can and Cannot Teach Us About Economics

One of the most basic forms of entertainment that friends and families share together is playing board games, such as Monopoly or Risk. While we may not realize is how much these games are teach us about economic ideas such as trade or scarcity. Continue Reading...

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On Call in Culture and Storytelling

On Call in Culture and Storytelling

Latest Posts

Radio Free Acton with Amity Shlaes

When Should Christians Refuse to Pay Taxes?

QE: Haven’t We Learned So Much Since 1609?

The Faith of a Young Entrepreneur

ResearchLinks – 08.03.2012

The Tortured Logic of the Obamacare Law

The Prospects of More QE for Economic Stimulus: A Lesson from History

Movie Review: ‘Safety Not Guaranteed’

What Board Games Can and Cannot Teach Us About Economics

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