Author Archives: The Town Crier Outlet

The following is going to be a summary and interpretation of two writings: 1. Robert Kingdon’s “Laissez-Faire or Government Control: A Problem for John Wesley,” and 2. John Wesley’s A Serious Address to the People of England, with Regard to the … Continue reading →

What a great journal article! Its available on JSTOR and was featured in the academic journal Church History in March of 1991. It’s an honest summary of the theology of Jonathan Edwards on a number of economic issues. You couldn’t … Continue reading →

Originally from here. “If riches increase, set not thine heart upon them.” Ps. 62:10. 1. From that express declaration of our Lord, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich … Continue reading →

Originally from here. “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” Matthew 19:24. 1. In the preceding verses we have an account … Continue reading →

Originally from here. “They that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful desires, which drown men in destruction and perdition.” 1 Tim. 6:9. 1. How innumerable are the ill consequences which have … Continue reading →

Originally from here. “I say unto you, Make unto yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into the everlasting habitations.” Luke 16:9. 1. Our Lord, having finished the beautiful parable of the … Continue reading →

Taken from Richard Baxter’s A Christian Directory, Part II: Christian Economics, XXVIII: “Directions for the Rich.” I have said so much of this already, part i. about covetousness or worldliness, and about good works, and in my book of “Self-denial,” and that … Continue reading →

Taken from Richard Baxter’s A Christian Directory, Part II: Christian Economics, XXVII: “Directions for the Poor.” There is no condition of life so low or poor, but may be sanctified, and fruitful, and comfortable to us, if our own misunderstanding, or … Continue reading →

Why the Biblical financial ideal seems to be one of self-employment, saving, and investing in the lower middle class. Explains why I reject Republican capitalism; and I’m moving in the direction of a Biblical capitalism, which requires financial limits, ethical … Continue reading →

Original title: New Leadership Taking Over Calvary Chapel