Learning Goal: I’m working on a business discussion question and need the explanation and answer to help me learn.
(300 words) (original content only) (APA format) (Biblical integration/scripture is necessary in post) (In-text citations are a must)
Do you think the interest on payday loans is too high or just right? Should Christians charge poor people interest on loans?
Additional information:
- “Now in case a countryman of yours becomes poor and his means with regard to you falter, then you are to sustain him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you. Do not take usurious interest from him, but revere your God, that your countryman may live with you. You shall not give him your silver at interest, nor your food for gain” (Leviticus 25:3537, NIV).
- Search the internet for “Microloans” or “Microcredit” and review the interest charged on these loans.
(Original Content Only) (1000 words) (must include citation text for course) (APA format) (in-text citations are a must)
Text for course: Daft, R. L. (2021). Organization theory & design (13th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Submit a thread in response to the following questions:
- Chapter 10: Do you think it is possible for an outsider to accurately discern about the underlying cultural values of an organization by analyzing symbols, ceremonies, dress, or other observable aspects of culture in comparison to an insider with several years of work experience? Select a percentage (e.g., 10%, 70%, etc.) and explain your reasoning.
- Chapter 11: A noted organization theorist once said, “Pressure for change originates in the environment. Pressure for stability originates within the organization.” Do you agree?
- Chapter 12: If managers frequently use experience and intuition to make complex, non-programmed decisions, how do they apply evidence-based management (which seems to suggest that managers should rely on facts and data)?
- Chapter 13: In a rapidly changing organization, are decisions more likely to be made using the rational or political model of organization?
- What biblical implications should be included/addressed?
- How can/should a biblical worldview be applied?
(Original Content Only) (850 words for the essay) (Turabian-style citation) (footnote citations are a must)
Old Testament
BIBL 509 Old Testament
Article Review #2
Directions: Student must read and write an essay (750-1000 words) on one of the below recommended journal articles (click links). After a concise summary of the author’s argument or presentation, the essay must discuss the strengths, weaknesses, and implications of the author’s argument.
Andersen, Ragnar. 2015. The Elihu Speeches: Their Place and Sense in the Book of
Job. Tyndale Bulletin 66 (1): 7594. .
(Original Content Only) (400 words for the post) (Turabian-style citation) (Footnote citations are a must)
New Testament
- Submit a 400-500 word essay (no more, no less). Follow these steps: a) Claim your topic. Choose one of the ten passages listed below, find the Claim your Topic thread in your group discussion board, and claim your topic by making a reply in that thread (do not claim your topic by creating a new thread!). It is first-come, first-served for claiming topics, and you must not repeat a topic! You are responsible for identifying which topics have been taken so you do not repeat them!
- Acts 15:1-21
- Rom. 8:1-15
- Rom. 12:1-3
- Rom. 12:9-21
- 2 Cor. 4:1-15
- 2 Cor. 4:16-18
- Gal 5:2-15
- Gal. 5:16-21
- Eph. 4:1-16
- Eph. 6:10-20
- Your post should include the following:
- To complete this assignment, you should consult three academic resources such as commentaries, journal articles, Bible dictionaries, the deSilva text, etc. Please remember that your Study Bible notes and ministry sites/blogs do not fit into this category and cannot be used. Since this is not a formal research paper, please include brief parenthetical citations, including author and page number, e.g. (deSilva, 98), and a bibliography (Turabian style) after your essay.
