Blessed Economist

Being Church is our Calling.
The Kingdom of God is our Glorious Hope.

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Financial Markets

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I have been puzzled why financial markets have been so slow to react to the US/Israeli attack on Iran, and the subsequent closure of the Str...
Friday, February 13, 2026

Shepherds and Wolves

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I have been reading with interest the various statements from churches and ministries apologising for their slowness in providing a public w...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Christian Ministries

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A feature of the modern church that is quite unique is that most Christian activity is dominated by big ministries. There are various types ...
Saturday, February 07, 2026

Word of Knowledge as a Power Gift

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The modern use of “words of knowledge” turns it into a sign gift, which is harmful. Analysis of the spiritual gifts described in 1 Corinthi...
Wednesday, February 04, 2026

Healing Techniques

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While reading the gospels recently, I have noticed that Jesus mostly healed people whom he encountered on the roadways and marketplaces as h...
Saturday, January 10, 2026

Nebs

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In an interview with four New York Times Reporters last week, Donald Trump conveyed how emboldened he feels to exercise his power around the...
Wednesday, January 07, 2026

Personal Relationship With Jesus

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A TV preaching that heard recently ended his message by asking for people who did not have a Personal Relationship With Jesus to respond. H...
Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Migration and the Kingdom of God

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I have updated my article on Migration . Here is an excerpt. When Jesus spoke about the Kingdom of God, he was not envisioning a nation-sta...
Saturday, December 27, 2025

Risky Plan

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Imagine if two evil spirits had attacked baby Jesus and strangled him while his protecting angels were celebrating his birth with the shep...
Thursday, December 25, 2025

Whose Shoulder?

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For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. Of the increase of his government and peace...
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Ant World

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Here is an audio version of the parable that can be downloaded. Ant World
Saturday, December 20, 2025

Ant World – A Parable

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Once upon a time..... a botanist who had been studying ants all his life discovered an ant colony at a site where a new road was being built...
Saturday, December 13, 2025

God's Strategy

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This is very well done. God's Strategy
Tuesday, November 04, 2025

Emmanuel Todd

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Various political and religious commentators are drawing parallels between Donald Trump and Hitler’s Germany. Emmanuel Todd has a different...
Friday, October 31, 2025

China

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Kaiser Y Kuo has written an important article about the role of China in the modern world called The Great Reckoning .
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Terrible Beast

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Daniel had a vision of a Terrible Beast . It had large iron teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was l...
Friday, October 10, 2025

Good News of the Kingdom

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Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom , and healing every disease and sickne...
Saturday, September 27, 2025

Logic and Resurrection

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Some Christians say they cannot believe in the resurrection of Jesus. This is not logical . If God cannot raise someone from the dead, he i...
Wednesday, September 17, 2025

What is God like?

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Some would say that he is a retributive judge, who cannot forgive unless the penalty for sin has been paid. Others would say that he is kind...
Thursday, September 11, 2025

Widows Mite

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I get upset when I hear preachers using the example of the Widow’s Mite when attempting to raise funds for their ministry or church building...
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Ron McK
Christchurch, New Zealand
I am blessed to be an economist living in Christchurch watching what God is doing in the world.
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