These observations about the nature of taxes on businesses from Douglas Wilson make some sense in the context of the Australian Government’s decision to reform the taxation system by placing a substantial tax on the mining industry. Here is just one example. Whenever you see public complaints that corporations and businesses “don’t pay taxes,” you …

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Transcript from the video post on the Desiring God blog. Question: Having been through PhD studies, would you recommend other pastors pursue this course of education? Piper’s answer: You mean, already-pastoring pastors or planning-to-be pastors? I’ll answer both. If you’re already a pastor, I wouldn’t get a PhD. It’s a lot of work, and the …

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From Thabiti Anyabwile’s Pure Church blog: On their way to getting married, a young couple is involved in a fatal car accident. They find themselves sitting outside the Pearly Gates, waiting for St. Peter to process them into Heaven. While waiting, they begin to wonder: Could they possibly get married in Heaven? When St. Peter …

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