by David W. T. Brattston | Nov 13, 2015 | Opinion
Would you like to spend eternity knee-deep in a lake of puss, blood and boiling muck? Or held in the same contempt as forgers, dishonest lawyers, thieves, murderers and oppressors of the poor? You will, according to early Christian writings, if you practice usury. The...
by Hugh Sinclair | Aug 12, 2015 | Opinion
It seems the tide has turned on microfinance, and the assumption that small loans miraculously alleviate poverty is increasingly treated with skepticism. Greeks are making similar discoveries regarding large loans. I have lost track of how many frauds, collapses and...
by Larry Eubanks | May 26, 2014 | Opinion
An acquaintance of mine owned and operated a small finance company years ago. He loaned money to individuals who couldn’t get a loan from a bank because of various reasons–inconsistent employment, insufficient annual income, bad credit history and so on....
by Michael Cheuk | Jul 11, 2013 | General
A sermon by Michael Cheuk, Pastor, University Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Va., on June 30, 2013. Galatians 5:1, 13-25 Freedom. Freedom is a word that is almost synonymous with America. We Americans love freedom, especially during this time of the year so close...
by Aaron Weaver | Apr 5, 2013 | Opinion
Abortion, homosexuality and church-state separation. These are all issues on which Baptists have made their diverse opinions loudly known to the public. But predatory lending is definitely not an issue that many associate with Baptists. Yet Baptists in several states...
