Not until we realize that we do not deserve all that we have can Christians ever begin to get a grasp of the biblical vision of economics. (p.183)

The passage … so oft-cited by those who disparage the notion that the church must be concerned with gracious economic behavior, is in its original context a reason for ongoing service to others: Since there will never cease to be some in need on the earth, I therefore command you, ‘Open your hand to the poor and needy neighbor in your land.’ (p.185)

… “do this in remembrance of me” … Jesus here counsels not mere cognitive recall, but the kind of “remembrance” that always accompanied the Passover meal – a renewed participation in the redemption wrought by God. (p.190)

In most churches today, we cannot see the significance the “Lord’s Supper” … had to the early church … The “Lord’s Supper” was indeed “supper,” or a meal, in which believers came and shared their lives and possessions. The meal was at once a practice of thanksgiving … for the redemption offered in the new covenant, in the body and blood of Jesus; simultaneously, the meal was an economic practice of “communion” with fellow believers, sharing their means. (p.192)

Why fall prey to the myth that more is always better, always seeking to capture more of the market share? (p.201)

If the good news is the presence of the kingdom of God, then “evangelism” is much more than “saving souls.” … Evangelism is not selling Jesus, but showing Jesus; evangelism is not mere telling about Christ, but about being Christ. (p.208)