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Is Free Enterprise Moral?
Arthur Brooks of the American Enterprise Institute, Gordon's President D. Michael Lindsay and Sojourners CEO Jim Wallis.
On Nov. 30, at Gordon College in Wenham, Mass., Sojourners CEO Jim Wallis and Arthur Brooks of the American Enterprise Institute, debated the question, "Is Free Enterprise Moral?"
The event was sponsored by the Center for Christian Studies and the Jerusalem and Athens Forum at Gordon as part of the college's ongoing "Faith Seeking Understanding" lecture series.
Watch complete video of the debate inside...
Voice of the Day: Mother Teresa
"We do not strive for spectacular actions. What counts is the gift of yourself, the degree of love you put into each of your deeds." - Mother Teresa
Prayer of the Day: Walls
Almighty God, tear down the walls that divide us. Remove whatever infects our eyes, that we may see the stranger not as different but as a brother or a sister. Amen.
Verse of the Day: Fragrance of Life
"For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing; to the one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life." - 2 Corinthians 2:15-16
BREAKING: Prayers of the People for Virginia Tech Shooting
THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY...
UPDATE, 2:30 P.M. EST via HUFFINGTON POST:
Gunshots were reported near a parking lot on the Virginia Tech campus on Thursday, according to a Twitter alert issued by the school.
The university later released a statement, clarifying some details and confirming that two individuals were dead.
The suspect was reportedly a white male, wearing "gray sweat pants, gray hat w/neon green brim, maroon hoodie and backpack." The campus has been put on lockdown.
According to the school's official Twitter feed, a police officer had been shot in a campus parking lot. The Associated Press writes that a law enforcement official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case, said initial reports indicated that the shooting occurred following a traffic stop.
Christmas Cheer
Holiday gift giving isn’t all about relishing in the latest technological gadgets, but when that tablet is an innovative and interactive Bible, it would be a sin not to indulge! See the iBle, and all its fascinating and spiritually stimulating content. Two thousand years of history never seemed so exciting! Video from DadsGarage.
Voice of the Day: Parker Palmer
“The power of a fully lived life or a truly learned mind is not a power to be sought or contrived. It comes as we let go of what we possess and find ourselves possessed by a truth greater than our own.” - Parker Palmer
Prayer of the Day: Employment
God, we thank you for those among us who have found meaningful employment. Thank you for providing them with work in these difficult economic times. And Lord, for those among us who are still looking for work, give them strength to continue in their search. Amen.
Verse of the Day: Giving Ourselves
"So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become very dear to us." - 1 Thessalonians 2:8
Prayers of the People: For the Victims of the Texas Welfare Office Shooting
"Praying Hands." Image via Wylio http://bit.ly/smNXdA
This is so horrendous it's almost too awful to type.
Early this morning at a welfare office in Laredo, Texas, a mother, desperate after months of being denied food stamps for her family, pulled a gun and shot her two young children, before killing herself.
Voice of the Day: Anne Frank
“I see the world gradually being turned into a wilderness. I hear the ever-approaching thunder, which will destroy us too. I can feel the sufferings of millions and yet, if I look up into the heavens, I think that it will all come out right. In the meantime, I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.” - Anne Frank from The Diary of Anne Frank
Verse of the Day: Prosper the Work of Our Hands
"Let your work be manifest to your servants, and your glorious power to their children. Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and prosper for us the work of our hands— O prosper the work of our hands!" - Psalm 90:16-17
Prayer of the Day: Seekers
God, we pray for those who are earnestly seeking to know you. Help them in their journey and through their struggles. And when we see them, may we help shine your light on their path. Amen.
Prayer of the Day: Mental Illnesses
God, we pray for those among us who are mentally ill. Give comfort and wisdom to their friends and families. We pray for your healing, which is perfect and good. Amen.
Verse of the Day: According to One's Gifts
"Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. Whoever speaks must do so as one speaking the very words of God; whoever serves must do so with the strength that God supplies, so that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ." - 1 Peter 4:10-11
Voice of the Day: Chief Seattle
“Humankind did not weave the web of life. We are but one strand within it. Whatever we do to the web we do to ourselves.” - Chief Seattle from Common Prayer, A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals
Voice of the Day: Henri J.M. Nouwen
"Hope prevents us from clinging to what we have and frees us to move away from the safe place and enter unknown and fearful territory." - Henri J.M. Nouwen
Prayer of the Day: Democratic Republic of the Congo
God of peace, we pray for the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid violence. Give courage to those working for positive change, and comfort to all who are fearful or in mourning. Amen.
Verse of the Day: 'Ask, Search, Find'
"So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened." - Luke 11:9
Voice of the Day: Anne Lamott
"Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: You don't give up." - Anne Lamott from Bird by Bird: Some instructions on writing and life