I Don't Want to Over Spiritualize My Career Path

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Ashley: One thing that is really stood out to me. And before the start of the podcast I said this is going to be a great podcast, and I wasn't wrong because this has been really helpful for me. A couple of themes that are a theme that is being teased out here. From the opening statement where you said I don't want to over spiritualize my career path to the point where we're bringing in a lot of what you would basically practical economic wisdom. It's not some sort of like new insight that's been gleaned from scripture. It's just some of the good common sense that God has given us can be remarkably powerful.

Are Christians called to navigate their finances differently from everyone else? Are the oft-repeated directives to save aggressively and avoid all debt either scriptural or wise? Is it possible that spiritual wisdom and practical wisdom are sometimes one and the same? Join David and Curtis in this excellent discussion with James Choi, Professor of Finance at Yale. As a Christian and a behavioral economist, James brings both spiritual and practical wisdom to the area of personal finance and exposes where some of our most popular financial gurus might be giving us poor advice.

Show Notes:

-Derek Thompson (The Atlantic) - All the Personal-Finance Books Are Wrong

-Greg Rosalsky (Planet Money) - An economist studied popular finance tips. Some might be leading you astray

-Why I am a Christian (James Choi)

Follow Curtis’ work at RedeemingBabel.org

Produced by Kris Carter