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Kenneth J. Barnes
Dec 13, 20246 min read
Saving Christmas from Itself: Output Under Virtuous Capitalism
We can step back from wasteful Christmas gifting in favor of items and experiences that provide value. This essay explains why and how.
Karen Kuykendall
Nov 15, 20245 min read
From Growth Economy to Wellbeing Economy
The right thinking allows for both a healthy economy and a healthy planet. Rethink from "maximize" to "optimize" and from "rule" to "care."
Karen Kuykendall
Oct 11, 20245 min read
The Kingdom Work of Repairing the Business Breach
At a 2022 FORGE Global Summit , Matthew Rohrs, C EO of Sinapis , spoke on the Biblical basis for entrepreneurship based on the "big...
Karen Kuykendall
Sep 27, 20244 min read
The Case for Living Wages
A 2022 paper from Business Fights Poverty , with support from Unilever , shows how paying living wages throughout core operations and...
Douglas Tsoi
Sep 13, 20244 min read
Can Money Serve Our Transition From Ego to Soul?
This excerpt is the Money and Meaning blog of November 2, 2023 on the website, School for Financial Freedom . It is used by permission of...
Karen Kuykendall
Sep 6, 20243 min read
How to Influence Your Company's Impact
You want to make a difference in the world, and you believe that your company should be a part of that vision. What is the best way to...
Karen Kuykendall
Aug 23, 20244 min read
Better Capitalism in Action: Dr. Tadataka Yamada
In the world of movies, we are often inspired by lone characters that have the power to effect great change. Against all odds, these...
Karen Kuykendall
Aug 16, 20244 min read
A Tale of Two Norths and Souths, Part 2
In our last post, we looked at how plantation economics is portrayed and, in part, rectified in the book and mid-1980s TV mini-series,...
Karen Kuykendall
Aug 9, 20245 min read
A Tale of Two Norths and Souths, Part 1
Sometimes we find examples of Partnership Economics in unexpected places. The next two blogs feature famous books--both of which had...
Karen Kuykendall
Aug 2, 20246 min read
Selling as Mission: A Godly Perspective on Sales
What comes to mind when you think of a salesperson? A vision of a slickly dressed, smooth talker whose job it is to part you from your...
Karen Kuykendall
Jul 5, 20244 min read
Business as Mission, Part 2
In our previous post we introduced the group Business as Mission (BAM) Global, and the report it put out in May 2023 with an analysis of...
Karen Kuykendall
Jun 28, 20243 min read
Business as Mission, Part 1
How should the Church view business? Are they separate spheres of influence that have no common ground, or should business be viewed as...
Karen Kuykendall
Jun 14, 20244 min read
Innovation Meets Economic Mutuality
In a previous blogpost, I discussed how so many people are squeezed out of home ownership. One of the wonderful traits of the USA is the...
Karen Kuykendall
Jun 7, 20244 min read
Paying It Forward: How a Generous Lifestyle Can Keep on Giving
The following article is an abridged transcript of a video interview created by Faith Driven Investor. The video features Dana Wichterman...
Brian D. McLaren
May 24, 20243 min read
Dreaming of an Economically Harmonious Earth
We so easily become disconnected from the world in which we live. Our responsibilities and desires so easily blind us to the beauty that...
Karen Kuykendall
May 10, 20244 min read
It's Greek to Me - An Ancient Lesson in Economics, Part 2
In the first of this two-part series, we explored the original meaning of the words economics and steward and discovered that they come...
Kenneth J. Barnes
Feb 2, 20244 min read
The Purpose of Virtuous Capitalism
This is the 3rd in a series introducing the book Redeeming Capitalism by Ken Barnes. You can pick up the start of this series here. See...
Karen Kuykendall
Jan 26, 20244 min read
The Men Who Built America (at Any Cost)
Like many of my fellow TV watchers, I am intrigued by series that feature real people. In particular, my husband and I have become...
Karen Kuykendall
Jan 12, 20244 min read
Bank of Dave: Thinking Through Your Banking Options
Ah, January. Instead of the most wonderful time of the year, we have now entered what many people see as the dreariest time. The...
Karen Kuykendall
Dec 29, 20234 min read
Standout Ethical Startups of 2023
With just a few days to go until 2024 begins, the inevitable lists of 2023 are current features in many information outlets. The most...
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