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- Matthew 4:18-22: Why Did They Follow Him?
- Why Did Jesus Tell Mary, "Mine Hour Is Not Yet Come" (John 2:4)?
- More on Christ in the Rig Veda (With a Question Mark)
- Genesis 3:3: Neither Shall Ye Touch the Fruit
- More on Origen and the Sabbath
- Genesis 4:13: Did Cain Repent?
- "The Amazing Power of Prayer"
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Tag Archives: Third World
Book Write-Up: Bulls, Bears and Golden Calves
John E. Stapleford. Bulls, Bears and Golden Calves: Applying Christian Ethics in Economics. Third Edition. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2015. See here to buy the book. John E. Stapleford is an economist and a professor emeritus at Eastern University (which … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Economics, Political Philosophy, Politics, Religion
Tagged austerity policies, Bulls Bears and Golden Calves, Eastern University, economics, IMF, intervarsity press, John E. Stapleford, Third World
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Al Gore’s Earth in the Balance 11
In my latest reading of Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit, Al Gore talked about a Global Marshall Plan for the environment. This came up in the 1992 Vice-Presidential debate, as Dan Quayle referred to page 304 … Continue reading
Posted in Candidates, Environment, Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged 1992 Presidential Election, Abortion, Al Gore, Contraception, dan quayle, Earth in the Balance, Marshall Plan, Strategic Defense Initiative, Third World, world government
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Al Gore’s Earth in the Balance 5: Trade-Offs
For my write-up today on Al Gore’s Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit, my main theme will be trade-offs. On pages 137-138, Gore discusses the Third World. Gore says that there are impoverished Third World countries that … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Environment, Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Al Gore, crops, Earth in the Balance, exports, Indonesia, malaria, mosquitoes, pesticides, Third World, wasps
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