Economics

2nd Sunday of Lent: Bringing Everyone to the Table

Barbara Born 3-02-2009

Bible readings from the Revised Common Lectionary: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Psalm 22; Romans 4:13-25; Mark 8:31-38

Work in Love, Not Fear

Mary Cole-Duvall 3-01-2009

Thanks for Jim Wallis’ thoughts in “A Pastoral Strategy for Hard Times” (December 2008). Our church is gearing up to assist more folks in our church and local community.

Two Ways to Constrain the Casino Economy

Elizabeth Palmberg 2-27-2009

In these times of foreclosures, tight budgets, and shrinking funds, community builders feel like Jesus' disciples with five loaves and two fishes and thousands to feed. During an earlier time before I retired from Bethel New Life, I reflected on doing more with less, and share this now.

Obama's Call to Rebuild

Jim Wallis 2-25-2009

This wasn't really a budget speech, or even a State of the Union. It was a call to rebuild a country -- from its infrastructure, to its economy, to its values.

Green My Hood

Leroy Barber 2-25-2009

Is it possible to create a new economy in the hood that would create jobs, lower energy costs, reduce the carbon footprint of an urban neighborhood, and allow neighbors to get to know one another a

Being the Oaks of Righteousness: Domestic Workers United

Onleilove Alston 2-16-2009

In the fall of 2007, not long after I started to work with New York Faith & Justice, I learned of an in-depth Bible study on http://www.bib

Economic Recovery Agreement a 'Major Achievement'

Jim Wallis 2-13-2009

Today, the House and Senate will vote on the final economic stimulus conference report.

The Best Thing for the Economy, the Right Thing for the Poor

Jim Wallis 2-12-2009

Video: How to Make Radical Valentine Veggies

Jeannie Choi 2-11-2009

Hey, want to celebrate your love of your honey *and* your love of God's creation?

Supporting the Poor Stimulates the Economy

Adam Russell Taylor 2-11-2009

Sadly, the debate around the economic recovery and stimulus package has often been characterized by the politics of the past rather than the politics of the future. Ideology too often trumps sound economics and recent experience. In the fight against poverty, the current recession and economic crisis provides one of those rare moments when targeted efforts to lift up low-income Americans also provide the greatest stimulus to the economy.