http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com Christianity and Economics Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:19:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/12/04/profit-and-love-of-neighbor/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/12/04/profit-and-love-of-neighbor/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:31:10 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=1237
A man was stripped and beaten by robbers. A priest passed by the injured man. So did a Levite man. The Good Samaritan described in Luke 10: 30-37 stopped to help the man.  But the Samaritan did more than offer immediate comfort. He took the injured man to an inn and told the inn keeper he would [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/12/04/profit-and-love-of-neighbor/feed/ 0 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/01/14/class-activity-for-st-peter-lesson-on-entrepreneurship-robber-barons-and-winning-teams/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/01/14/class-activity-for-st-peter-lesson-on-entrepreneurship-robber-barons-and-winning-teams/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:16:29 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=618
Here is the first installment in the 2009 series of monthly enrichment activities and lesson extension suggestions tied to the 12 lessons of the Apostles & Markets binder. They are offered here as updates to the original A&M lessons, but may also be used independently, as single lesson plans for one or two class periods. Each one [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/01/14/class-activity-for-st-peter-lesson-on-entrepreneurship-robber-barons-and-winning-teams/feed/ 4 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/10/01/entrepreneurs-time/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/10/01/entrepreneurs-time/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:46:04 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=222
On what business activity do entrepreneurs spend most of their time?  That is the question posed by McConkey and Short, researchers from the University of Louisiana at Monroe  (See the study here). Using a questionnaire, McConkey and Short asked a sample of self-described entrepreneurs how they spend their time. The questionnaire focused on ten “roles,” or [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/10/01/entrepreneurs-time/feed/ 2 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/entrepreneurship/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/entrepreneurship/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:30:23 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=171
The St. Peter lesson explores the creation account in Genesis, the freedom of initiative as described in Catholic documents, and the economics of entrepreneurship. Students are asked to apply the principles they learned about in this lesson by writing their own business plan. ]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/entrepreneurship/feed/ 0