The Practical and the Pious – 1
Chalmers the Bridge Builder: Lessons in Translating the Faith
Margot Butt, in her essay entitled “The Chalmers Papers” includes an insightful quote from the daughter of Thomas Chalmers most like him in personality. Grace Chalmers wrote concerning herself, “I’ve always been a kind of outlier between the practical and [...]
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A Practical Pietist (1)
Posted in Benevolence & the Diaconate, Commerce & Christianity, Thomas Chalmers on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Credit Default Swaps & the Law of Christ
Posted in Commerce & Christianity on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As I was on the road a couple nights ago, NPR’s All Things Considered was broadcasting a piece educating Joe the Plumbers like me concerning a major, yet overlooked catalyst contributing to the present economic crisis. That villain is called the ‘Credit Default Swap.’ Very briefly, what was once a sober mode of obtaining a [...]
A Prophesy (1821) Fulfilled on Wall Street (2008)
Posted in Commerce & Christianity, Thomas Chalmers on October 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I just started reading Thomas Chalmers’ Discourses on the Application of Christianity to the Commercial and Ordinary Affairs of Life. Here is a profound quote that strikes me as a prophesy fulfilled this week on Wall Street.
“Without offering any demonstration, at present, upon this matter, we simply state it as our opinion, that, though the [...]
