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Steven Manuel and Mark Parrett continue their conversation about poverty (10:30) as Mark reviews the book Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much, by Eldar Shafir and Sendhil Mullainathan. It describes, with research, how “not having enough” impacts people. It makes us stupid, insecure, impulsive, makes us spend money unnecessarily, etc. Mark tells about a dumb purchase he made at Princeton (38:30), dealings with poor tenants (44:30), hamster-wheel living (49:40), and all the gross things that a poverty spirit produces. Here at Abe’s Wallet… we hate poverty (and love PLANNING, which is one of the antidotes to it)!
From this point on, I’m going to act like living out the administration of the Kingdom is YOUR problem, and that you’ll answer straight...
Steven Manuel hosts a discussion in his living room about grief, death, and what the Bible actually tells us regarding this experience common to...
Let's talk about DIVORCE. Is it ALWAYS off-limits? Might there be ANY circumstances, Biblically, when divorce would be justified? Can we have compassion on...
