The LORD's plan for the earth includes and incorporates a plan for every individual.  "Work" (often, though not always, business) takes up the majority of a Christian's waking hours.  Yet a surprising number of Christians (somewhat remarkably) do not consider "work" part of their Christian walk.  For these individuals, "religion" and "God" belong in the home, the family, the church - but not the office.  Not so.

The Bible teaches about human interaction, but also about business, ethics and law.  We are blessed to have a God who not only cares for our personal, physical needs (Matthew 6, Luke 22) but has also established a plan for our business and professional lives. 

Deuteronomy 8 explains that it is God who gives us the power to make wealth, in order to confirm His covenant (8.18), even as it warns us not to fall into the trap of believing that we bear sole responsibility for our professional (and personal) success (8.11-14, 18-20).

Many institutions of higher learning appear not only to neglect the use of Scripture and Biblical principles but to have actually expelled the LORD from the classroom.  Even Christian students are frequently taught to divorce business from faith, as though God's plan did not extend to working life.  Over the next few weeks we will examine various topics related to the legal environment within which U.S. businesses function, discussing both the state of the law and the Biblical principles which provide the Christian professional with both context and foundation.

To those who may have noticed: the blog has been silent for a while, as work and other projects absconded with my available time and energy.  This evening, I begin teaching a business law course at William Jessup University in Rocklin, California (that's Northern California for those unfamiliar with the area).  I will begin teaching a second, similar course in January, which continues through May 2006. 

This blog will track the courses, examining subject matter on a wide range of legal and business topics of interest to Christians.  Tune in and, as always, feel free to email me with questions, whether or not they seem related to the topic at hand.