In Money, Greed, and God: Why Capitalism is the Solution and Not the Problem, Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute Jay W. Richards and bestselling author of Indivisible: Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom Before It's Too Late and Infiltrated: How to Stop the Insiders and Activists Who Are Exploiting the Financial Crisis to Control Our Lives and Our Fortunes, defends capitalism within the context of the Christian faith, revealing how entrepreneurial enterprise, based on hard work, honesty, and trust, actually fosters creativity and growth. In doing so, Money, Greed, and God exposes eight myths about capitalism, and demonstrates that a good Christian can be a good capitalist.
A captivating first-person look at one of the world's most powerful prosperity dynasties that offers a unique perspective on greed, the Church, and the journey toward Truth. Millions desperate for hope and solutions are enticed by the promise of the prosperity gospel--that God will do whatever they need with just a little faith and a financial gift. All the while, prosperity preachers exploit the poor and needy to stockpile their riches. What can followers of the true gospel do to combat the deception? Through a remarkable and fascinating journey, Costi Hinn went from a next-generation prosperity preacher to the first to abandon the family faith and share the true gospel. Nephew of the world-famous televangelist, Benny Hinn, Costi had a front-row seat to the inner workings and theology of the prosperity gospel. But as Costi's faith deepened, so did his questions about prosperity teaching. As the deceptions in his past were exposed, Costi came face to face with the hypocrisy and devastation caused by his belief system, and the overwhelming truth about the real Jesus Christ. This captivating look into the daily lives of one of the world's leading prosperity dynasties offers a thoughtful perspective on the perils of greed, the power of the true gospel, and hope for the future of the global church. Through real-life stories, Costi challenges and equips readers to be living lights pointing the way to the true gospel and the saving grace of Christ. God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel will bolster your faith and encourage your own journey toward the Truth. Spanish edition also available.
A prominent scholar reveals the surprising ways that capitalism is actually the best way to follow Jesus’s mandates to alleviate poverty and protect our earth. Christianity generally sees capitalism as either bad because it causes much of the world’s suffering, or good because God wants you to prosper and be rich. But there is a large, growing audience of evangelical and mainline Christians who are deeply uneasy about how to follow Jesus’s mandate to care for the poor and the environment while living with the excesses of capitalism. Now, a noted Christian scholar argues that there is a middle view that reveals Christianity cannot only accommodate capitalism, but Christian theology can help explain why capitalism works. By highlighting the most common myths committed by Christians when thinking about economics, such as “capitalism is based on greed and over consumption” or “if someone becomes rich that automatically means someone else will become poor,” Money, Guilt, and God equips readers to take practical steps in their own lives to conduct business, worship God, and serve others without falling into the “prosperity gospel” trap.
One of Charles R. Swindoll's most powerful works, Strengthen Your Grip has sold over one million copies. Now in paperback, this revised and updated edition speaks more eloquently today than ever before to a world coming apart at its seams.
MAGNUM OPUS DEI:of God and Greed + +Based on a True Story of An Ex-Opus Dei Priest + +VOLUME ONEINSIDE OPUS DEI,by Dr. Luis Esteban LatorrePart 1. I was a priest of the Opus DeiI was a priest of the Opus Dei for twenty long years. My parents also joined the Opus Dei, donated to the religious organization, now called "Personal Prelature," three pieces of real estate (the best of their properties), and donated also their only children, two sons, myself and my brother Bobby, both of whom became priests of the Opus Dei. My father was the only surviving son among daughters in his family and with both his sons as celibate priests in the Opus Dei, future generations would no longer bear his family name. I never regretted having joined the Opus Dei, I am still very much a conservative Catholic. But in the long run, its disciplines and practices conspired to alienate my basic instincts and led me to resign voluntarily from the Prelature and risk the acrimony of my friends and my brother. I was treated like a spiritual leper by Opus Dei members, despite the fact that I remained a priest in the diocese of Malolos, Bulacan. My parents resented this treatment and resigned from the Opus Dei. Before my father died, he extracted a promise from me to write about my experiences in the Work, as we call the Opus Dei. This I will do in these series of articles. I did more than that, I decided to leave the priesthood, get married, and give my father a grandson to carry on his name. I studied grade school and high school in La Salle, continued in Ateneo (Associate of Arts, Dean's List); in the University of the Philippines (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude), and in the University of Navarre in Spain and Rome (Ph.D. in Theology, sobresaliente cum laude, after getting my MA in History and Philosophy). In La Salle, I belong to a class that was accelerated by skipping grade seven and going straight to high school, after a rigid IQ test. As such I really belonged to three batches in La Salle, including the class we left behind and the class we were promoted to. And this is the generation that is already taking over the leadership of our country: The class we left behind, from the not-so-bright sections, included Teddyboy Locsin, Aquino's press secretary, now publisher of Globe; Quinito Henson, TV sports commentator and Danding Cojuangco's campaign manager; Joaquin "Wacky" Trillo, and "Doctor" Andy Jao, PBA sportcasters; Tommy Manotoc, sportsman and husband of beauty queen Au-Au Pijuan and Imee Marcos. The class which was accelerated included; Anthony Aguirre, Harvard man and heir presumptive to Banco Filipino; Vincent Tan, president of Jaime Zobel's Ayala Land; Bertie Lim, brother of Cheche Lazaro and president of Andrew Soriano III's Anscor holding company [later became Tourism Secretary]; Louie Ysmael, owner of of Euphoria disco; Celso Lobregat III, loverboy, now Zamboanga congressman; Charlie Rufino (real-estate magnate), Digoy Fernandez (nephew of Jobo), valedictorian Rhett Pleno, and myself. The class we were promoted to included Jose Miguel Cuisia who looks like his brother Joey Cuisia; Mariano and Joey Velez, brothers of Bobong Velez, owners of Faces Disco and Do�a Nena restaurant; Atty. Tony Arellano, son-in-law of KBL stalwart Conrado Estrella, ex Sec. of Agrarian Reform; Delfin DC Gonzalez, comptroller of San Miguel Corporation; Boy Feria, son of SC Justice Feria; and Rogelio "Babes" Singson, later became DPWH Secretary. The Work's idea of lay apostolate attracted me. I started frequenting the only Opus Dei Study Center then called Maynilad. Others who went with the same enthusiasm were Ernie Ordo�ez, undersecretary of Trade and Industry; Cayetano Paderanga, Cory's NEDA secretary; Jose "Boy" Kalaw, now head of Technology and Livelihood Resource Center (TLRC); and Manila Standard economist and columnist Calixto Chikiamko -- most of whom were active in the Student Catholic Action, but never joined the Opus Dei.(excerpts)
To the modern mind, the concept of poverty is often confused with destitution. But destitution emphatically is not the Gospel ideal. A love-filled sharing frugality is the message, and Happy Are You Poor explains the meaning of this beatitude lived and taught by Jesus himself. But isn't simplicity in lifestyle meant only for nuns and priests? Are not all of us to enjoy the goodness and beauties of our magnificent creation? Are parents to be frugal with the children they love so much? The renowned spiritual writer Dubay gives surprising replies to these questions. He explains how material things are like extensions of our persons and thus of our love. If everyone lived this love there would be no destitution. After presenting the richness of the Gospel message, more beautiful than any other world view, he explains how Gospel frugality is lived in each state of life.
In a deeply moving collection of interrelated stories, this 1919 American classic illuminates the loneliness and frustrations — spiritual, emotional and artistic — of life in a small town.
“Name it and claim it!” “Just have faith!” “Give and you will get!” Catchphrases like this have convinced many Christians that trusting in God will bring health and wealth. But the gospel does not promise prosperity without pain or salvation without sanctification. Femi Adeleye draws on his wide-ranging experience as he examines the appeal and peril of this new gospel of prosperity that has made deep inroads in Africa, as well as in the West.
Hughes helps women to scrutinize their lives and tells their poignant stories with faithful reminders to develop the godly character they desire. (Women's Issues)
Life Is Never Mainly About Love and Marriage. So Learn to Live and Date for More. Many of you grew up assuming that marriage would meet all of your needs and unlock God's purposes for you. But God has far more planned for you than your future marriage. Not Yet Married is not about waiting quietly in the corner of the world for God to bring you "the one," but about inspiring you to live and date for more now. If you follow Jesus, the search for a spouse is no longer a pursuit of the perfect person, but a pursuit of more of God. He will likely write a love story for you different than the one you would write for yourself, but that's because he loves you and knows how to write a better story. This book was written to help you find real hope, happiness, and purpose in your not-yet-married life.
