In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth The earth was without form and void and darkness was over the face of the deep - Genesis - I'm sure you're more than familiar with those first lines of the Bible but are you aware of the economic implications of the creation story Jerry Bowyer fills us in today Jerry Bowyer is the President of Bowyer Research and our Resident Economist here at Faith Finance He is the author of The Maker Versus the Takers What Jesus Really Said About Social Justice and Economics You can also read his [... more]

In Matthew Jesus called us to be wise as snakes and gentle as doves But can we be gentle and wise when standing up for biblical principles and our voting rights as investors On today's Faith amp Finance Live host Rob West will welcome Jerry Bowyer to share a biblical perspective on corporate engagement Then Rob will answer your questions on different financial topics nbsp See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

In Matthew Jesus called us to be wise as snakes and gentle as doves But can we be gentle and wise when standing up for biblical principles and our voting rights as investors It's the annual shareholder meeting season for public corporations meaning companies will hear about their policies from investors Jerry Bowyer joins us today with a biblical perspective on corporate engagement Jerry Bowyer is the President of Bowyer Research and our Resident Economist here at Faith Finance He is the author of The Maker Versus the Takers What Jesus Really Said About Social Justice and Economics You can [... more]

Will artificial intelligence be a great blessing for humanity or spell doom for mankind You can find arguments for both sides of that debate But one thing rsquo s for sure it rsquo s coming a lot faster than we all expected On today's Faith amp Finance Live host Rob West will welcome economist Jerry Bowyer to share his views on this topic and answer the question mdash Is AI a boon or a bane Then Rob will answer your questions on different financial topics See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Jerry Bowyer is our resident economist and frequent contributor here FaithFi IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AI A THREAT TO MANKIND SIMILAR TO SCENARIOS IN SCIENCE FICTION Humanity cannot surpass God's creation and AI being a product of human invention cannot exceed the intelligence and capabilities God endowed in humans AI is constrained by the boundaries of human creativity AI cannot surpass human intelligence as this would imply humans have the capability to create something superior to God's own creation which is not possible given our finite nature The portrayal of AI as a potential threat or a deity in itself capable [... more]

That's from the Christmas Story in Luke Chapter The angels announce the coming of the Savior to a group of shepherds It sounds simple enough but there's more to the story Jerry Bowyer joins us to talk about it Our guest Jerry Bowyer is the author of The Maker Versus the Takers What Jesus Really Said About Social Justice and Economics It's loaded with amazing insights about Jesus' time on earth from an economic perspective Angels carried probably the most important message in history why deliver it to shepherds Weren't they social outcasts Shepherds were under social outcasts because they [... more]

Jerry Bowyer is our resident economist here at FaithFi and the president of Bowyer Research He's also the author of The Maker and the Takers What Jesus Really Said About Social Justice and Economics Fans of the story might remember this exchange Scrooge My taxes help support the public institutions which I've mentioned and they cost enough Those who are badly off must go there Portly Gentleman Many can't go there and many would rather die Scrooge If they had rather die perhaps they had better do so and decrease the surplus population Portly Gentleman Surely you don't mean that [... more]

Thanksgiving is just two weeks away It's become a frenzy of food preparation and football and perhaps a holiday we now just take for granted On today's Faith amp Finance Live host Rob West will welcome Jerry Bowyer He'll reflect on what really happened at the first Thanksgiving feast and he'll give us a whole new reason to be grateful Then Rob will answer some financial questions on various topics See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Jerry Bowyer is the president of Bowyer Research and our resident economist You can read his insightful columns for World News Group at WNG org WHAT WERE THE SELF-INFLICTED HARDSHIPS THE PURITANS FACED DUE TO THEIR ECONOMIC POLICIES The Puritans at Plymouth Plantation implemented a communal property system as dictated by their charter This economic policy was essentially a form of communism where no one owned their land men worked the land collectively and women cooked for everyone The system led to a lack of motivation as people didn't want to work for others causing excuses and a decrease in [... more]

In recent years a tiny but very vocal minority has sought to bully financial institutions into adopting their views on culture and politics Their agenda is based on environmental social and governance criteria mdash or ldquo ESG rdquo for short On today's MoneyWise Live host Rob West will talk with economist Jerry Bowyer about the rising backlash against ESG Then Rob will answer your calls on various financial topics nbsp See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Today we're picking up where we left off in our last conversation with Jerry in our series on a Christian Economic Worldview And this time we're talking about what he calls Principled Reasoning But we might add the subtitle A Way Out of this Mess We'll start with a few key questions First is there a way out of the confusion and the futility of boom and bust cycles And is there a way out of the confusion of a fragmented worldview that leaves out cause and effect and leaves us unable to understand the relationship between different parts of [... more]

God certainly intended for the world and economic activity to be quite different from what we see today So have you ever wondered why things have gone so wrong On today's Faith amp Finance Live host Rob West will talk further with economist Jerry Bowyer about the Christian Economic Worldview Then Rob will answer some calls and questions See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

The book of Proverbs reminds us that we should always seek God rsquo s counsel in our affairs That rsquo s true not only for individuals but for nations as well On today's Faith amp Finance Live host Rob West will talk with economist Jerry Bowyer about what happens when a nation ignores God rsquo s plan Then Rob will take your calls and answer the financial question on your mind nbsp See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Getting a college degree can increase your lifetime earnings substantially But what rsquo s even better is getting someone else to pay for your education through a scholarship On today's Faith amp Finance Live host Rob West will explain how you can get some of the billion in scholarship money that is doled out every year Then he rsquo ll answer your calls about the financial topics on your mind nbsp See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

The creation account in Genesis lays the foundation for everything that comes after it in the Bible But you probably didn't realize it also forms the basis for the ideal economy On today's Faith amp Finance Live host Rob West will talk with economist Jerry Bowyer about what God intended to be the ideal economy Then Rob will answer your calls on various financial topics See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Are we headed for a debt crisis If so what will it look like and how will it affect us On today's Faith amp Finance Live Rob West will be joined by Jerry Bowyer who will answer these debt crisis questions for us Then Rob will answer some questions on various financial topics See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Student loan forgiveness is popular among the millions of Americans who owe more than trillion for their education But it definitely has its detractors as well On today's Faith amp Finance Live host Rob West will welcome Jerry Bowyer to talk about several reasons why he's not a fan of student loan forgiveness Then Rob will answer your calls on various financial topics See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

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We've all heard the story of the boy who cried wolf After the second or third time with no wolf to be seen people stopped believing him On today's MoneyWise Live host Rob West will talk with economist Jerry Bowyer about the financial alarmists who are crying wolf about our economy being on the brink of collapse Then Rob will answer your financial questions from a biblical perspective See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

As inflation creeps up people are understandably concerned about how it will affect their budgets and investments And many are asking what economic effects will result from the Fed increasing the nation's money supply On today's MoneyWise Live Rob West will talk with our favorite economist Jerry Bowyer about these issues Then Rob will answer your calls and questions on various financial topics See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Most of us are familiar with the biblical account of David killing Goliath with a slingshot and just one stone But you may not realize there is a similar battle now underway as Christian investors take on corporate giants who defy God with unrighteous practices On the next MoneyWise Live hosts Rob West and Steve Moore talk with economist Jerry Bowyer about three examples and how you can join the fight Then Rob and Steve will answer your financial questions from a biblical perspective David vs Goliath in the boardroom on MoneyWise Live at pm Eastern pm Central on Moody [... more]

In Genesis we read how Abraham negotiated with God about the destruction of the city of Sodom We learn God promised if only ten righteous people could be found there He rsquo d spare the whole city But what lessons might that passage hold for us today On the next MoneyWise Live hosts Rob West and Steve Moore talk with Jerry Bowyer to find out Then they rsquo ll take your calls and questions on any financial topic Join us to hear how it rsquo s about God not politics on the next MoneyWise Live at pm Eastern pm Central [... more]

When Jesus taught during his earthly ministry do you know why He chose certain examples and parables To better understand the context of Jesus rsquo teachings it helps to know the economic circumstances in which He spoke On the next nbsp MoneyWise nbsp Live hosts Rob West and Steve Moore welcome back economist Jerry Bowyer to explain further It's part of Jesus and economics on the next nbsp MoneyWise nbsp Live at pm Eastern pm Central on Moody Radio [... more]

During His earthly ministry Jesus talked about love repentance and salvation But you may be surprised to learn that He also talked about economics On the next nbsp MoneyWise nbsp Live hosts Rob West and Steve Moore welcome economist Jerry Bowyer to help us gain a fuller understanding of this facet of Christian doctrine It rsquo s Jesus and economics on the next nbsp MoneyWise nbsp Live at pm Eastern pm Central on Moody Radio [... more]