Archive for July, 2008

Royal Relegation

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Occassionally, the movie ‘King Ralph‘ comes to mind. This 1991 comedy stars John Goodman in the title role of an American who was found out to be the only living successor of the British throne following the freak death of the entire Royal Family during a photo-session electrocution (the film’s original preview trailer captures the [...]

Landlords for The Lord

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

Here is an interesting article describing a faith-based approach to urban renewal.  A church in Evanston, Illinois has made a point of buying rental properties, with the intention of gentrifying the buildings, and providing assistance to those with lower incomes.  Whereas the standard landlord has profit as a central motivator when he sets rents, a typical Bible-believing church lacks [...]