Not really, writes Binyamin Appelbaum of the NY Times: "The American economy continues to add jobs in proportion to population growth. Nothing less, nothing more." The percentage of adults in the US with jobs is relatively unchanged over the last three years: "The share of adults looking for work peaked at 6.4 percent of the population in 2010. It fell to 4.7 percent in April (2013). But recall that over the same period, the share of adults with jobs did not change. What grew instead is the share of adults no longer counted as part of the labor force." Read the whole thing. … [Read more...] about Is the Unemployment Rate Falling?
Can a Practicing Homosexual Be a Christian?
ESPN reporter Chris Broussard is taking tremendous flack simply for answering a specific question from a Christian perspective. Note that Broussard did not volunteer this information. He was asked. Broussard goes on to make an outstanding point about what "true tolerance" is and why it is important not to throw around names like "bigot." He refers to LZ, a fellow ESPN sportwriter who is openly gay. Broussard has now gone on Twitter to defend his remarks, saying: "Today on OTL, as part of a larger, wide-ranging discussion on today's news, I offered my personal opinion as it relates to … [Read more...] about Can a Practicing Homosexual Be a Christian?
Average Net Worth for 93% of familes decreased from 2009-2011
Update: My previous title, "93% of U.S. Households Got Poorer from 2009-2011," was misleading. It isn't true that all households in the lower 93% lost wealth from 2009 to 2011. Rather, the gains of those who went up in net worth were more than overcome by the losses of those who went down, the result being that, on average, this population had a 4% loss in net worth. My apologies. *** It'd be one thing if everyone were getting richer, but the super-rich (with more assets invested) were simply getting richer at a faster rate. What's devastating is that the inequality gap is … [Read more...] about Average Net Worth for 93% of familes decreased from 2009-2011
Christian Colleges and Student Debt
Leigh Jones, writing for World magazine, highlights the rising student loan default rates for graduates of Christian colleges. The good news is that many of these institutions are taking steps to promote financial literacy among incoming students and to help graduates stay on top of their payments. Read the whole thing (may require login). … [Read more...] about Christian Colleges and Student Debt
John Piper and Mark Noll on the Life of the Mind
Jonathan Parnell: Last fall Mark Noll and John Piper converged to discuss this topic. In an event hosted by Bethlehem College and Seminary and the MacLaurin Institute, Noll and Piper, authors of Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind and Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God respectively, each presented a lecture and interacted with questions related to the mind and Christian scholarship. Read the rest from Parnell. … [Read more...] about John Piper and Mark Noll on the Life of the Mind
Thriving at College, Reggie Rogers, Power Jamz
I'll be discussing Thriving at College with Reggie Rogers this Saturday on Power Jamz. … [Read more...] about Thriving at College, Reggie Rogers, Power Jamz