John Thornton
John Thornton is the L.P. and Bobbi Leung Chair of Accounting Ethics at Azusa Pacific University, and author of Jesus’ Terrible Financial Advice: Flipping the Tables on Peace, Prosperity, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
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Is student debt forgiveness justice, or a bribe?
Is student debt forgiveness just? When it comes to justice—to determining what is right and fair—people generally argue for either equality or equity.
Investing your values: the real Game of Thrones
The real Game of Thrones for the past four centuries is powered by our investments, and Christians neither can nor should abdicate our God-given responsibility to rule over His creation with the wealth He has entrusted to us in a way that glorifies Him.
Student loan bailout foreshadows financial crisis: what should Christians do about it?
...the Biden administration has erased the outstanding debt for all students who attended the Corinthian Colleges from 1996-2014, without taking the time to look at students’ claims on a case-by-case basis to determine if harm had occurred.
Life after Dave: Would it kill you to give a little?
Giving frees us from Money as a Master. Getting out of debt is no guarantee that money won’t still enslave you.
Life after Dave: You can complete his 7 Baby Steps and still be a fool
How is it that you can complete his 7 Baby Steps and still be a fool? Because that's exactly what Jesus called a man who completed Financial Peace University 2,000 years before Dave wrote it.
Life after Dave: What Jesus said money is really for
Wealth is a blessing from God. But like any of his gifts, it becomes a curse for us if we set our hearts on it instead of him.
Christian cannibals in the court of public opinion
In our quest for the truth, we are in danger of becoming Christian cannibals in the court of public opinion.
Crypto currency: Money, mania or mayhem?
What you don’t know can hurt you.
Ramsey's rent rant exposes deficit in financial peace
Ramsey emphasizes justice at the expense of kindness and righteousness.