Topic
Unemployment
The Sabbath Swimming Lesson
When unemployment threatens to sink us, God keeps our heads above water.
March 18, 2013
My Boss Is a Detroit Carpenter
Detroit native Timothy Addy says his Handyman Ministries provides a doorway into people's lives.
February 1, 2013
Prophets Against Profits? What Occupy Wall Street Misses
The problem doesn't lie with the 1%. It's with us.
October 10, 2011
Should the Jobless Tithe Unemployment Benefits?
Observers discuss a stewardship dilemma.
April 13, 2011
How Evangelicals Give
Church members' giving is decreasing in the recession, especially as a percentage of income.
January 31, 2011
A Developing Nation Inside the U.S.
The forgotten rural poor face desperate challenges.
January 4, 2011
A God-Sized Food Bank
The Big Reach Center of Hope offers a lifeline to Ohio's rural poor.
January 4, 2011
Pro-Life Democrats Ousted as Election Centers on the Economy
Anti-abortion groups spent millions against supporters of healthcare reform bill.
November 3, 2010
Should Churches Increase 2011 Budgets?
Financial advisers, researchers, and other observers weigh in on whether churches should increase their operating budgets next year.
June 30, 2010
Dearth of Jobs, Death to the Family?
Where others have failed, the church must meet society's looming challenge.
February 22, 2010
The Purpose-Driven Job Hunter
Richard Nelson Bolles on discerning God's will when facing unemployment.
September 2, 2009
Career Counseling in Church
More congregations launch job-search programs for the unemployed.
September 2, 2009
School's Out Forever
Recession shuts doors of Christian schools nationwide as enrollments drop.
July 21, 2009
A City of Angels for the Homeless
How one church in the nation's homeless capital is responding.
June 17, 2009
Learning from Widows
Despite being laid off, one woman is committed to supporting three children.
May 1, 2009
The Not-for-Profit Surge
Even in tough times, your favorite charities are doing better than anyone expected.
May 1, 2009
Tiptoeing through TULIP
Layoff allegations reveal Calvinism tensions at Baptist seminary.
March 10, 2009
Races to Watch: Governor of Michigan 
Gov. Jennifer Granholm vs. Dick DeVos and the economy.
October 31, 2006
Social Justice Surprise
Stephen Monsma proves that evangelicals are more active in welfare-to-work programs than any other religious group.
July 1, 2006
Bridge to a Place Called Home
How one ministry partners with churches to put the homeless back on their feet.
February 1, 2006
Churches want welfare decisions taken off government
Australia's major Christian churches have joined together to lobby for an increase in unemployment benefits. (PM, ABC, Australia)
Christians who fled to northern Iraq find themselves in flux
The jobless rate in Northern Iraq is high -- around 50 percent (Catholic News Service)
Welfare system could cause Israel to collapse, economist warns
One Israeli economist is warning that beneath Israel's back-patting lurks a hidden peril — fueled by demographic trends and political choices — that could eventually mean an end to the country. (Los Angeles Times)
Idle Hands: Puritan Advice for the Jobless
Puritans gave America a pedagogy of work and an attitude toward life that upsets the modern notion that a person's occupation equals his value (Amy Henry, The Wall Street Journal)
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