Posts Tagged ‘ market Christianity ’

Church Growth 2

“Church Growth” has become the byword for evangelism everywhere today. The Church Growth model is almost universally applied, regardless of theology or denomination. All church activity is measured in Church Growth categories. The Church Growth model for evangelism involves the application of secular business practices to the church. We see an emphasis upon the...

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Revaluation of Debt

I could title this post “The Jubilee Factor” because it is a simple observation about the teaching of the biblical Jubilee and how it speaks to the current world financial crisis. So, what is the Jubilee? The Jubilee year (Leviticus 25:11-13) is the year at the end of seven cycles of Sabbatical years, and...

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Health Care/Insurance Reform

Why should government or businesses provide health care or retirement benefits at all? Think of Social Security: it began after the Great Depression as a way to provide for people so that such a situation would not happen again. People had not been saving for their own retirement/rainy day and when the Great Depression...

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New Book Coming

New Book Coming

The publication of this book began early in the Twenty-First Century when Dr. Douglas Vickers suggested that Ross publish his work with Wipf & Stock, one of the early academic oriented publish on demand companies. The book on Colossians was originally titled Nothing But Christ—Another Look at Colossians (Wipf & Stock, Eugene, OR, 2001)...

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Paul’s Vision

As it is written, “He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.” He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way to be generous...

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Fed Cred

Ad fontes—to the source! “Holy Cow, Batman! What about the credit crisis?” “Well, Robin, it’s not really about money.” “Not about money?! Then what is the problem?” “Some say it is a credit crisis. Some say its a lack of market confidence, that people need to trust the market. But I say, ad fontes.”...

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Books

Peter's Vision CoverNew@

Peter's Vision of Christ's Purpose in First Peter by Phillip A. Ross, November 2011, 317 pages.

The True Mystery CoverNew@

The True Mystery of the Mystical Presence by John Nevin & Phillip A. Ross, October 2011, 355 pages.

Rock Mountain Creed Cover

Rock Mountain Creed — Jesus' Sermon on the Mount by Phillip A. Ross, 2010, 325 pages.

It's About Time Cover

Colossians — Christos Singularis by Phillip A. Ross, 2010, 263 pages.

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