Is There a Lawyer in the Church?
"Biblical counsel in the real-life legal situations you face."
Author: Stephen L. Bloom practices at Irwin & McKinight in Carlisle, Pa. He is the author of The Believer's Guide to Legal Issues, a lecturer at Messiah College in Grantham, Pa., and a consultant at the United Methodist Stewardship Foundation of Central Pennsylvania. He also authors The Believer's Guide to Legal Issues.
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Recent Posts from Is There a Lawyer in the Church?
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“A simple, clear-headed, spiritually-based introduction to legal issues”
Byron Borger, owner of Hearts & Minds, one of America’s best independent Christian booksellers, just posted his thoughts on my book, The Believer’s Guide to Legal Issues, on his BookNotes blog: “What a joy to see a simple, clear-headed,…
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Spiritual Identity Theft: Is Your Lawyer Afraid to be a Christian?
Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. - Acts 4:29 A Christian law student’s recent post at Christians in a Legal World asks the blunt question: “Would you…
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The Medicaid-Planning Shell Game (full chapter from Believer’s Guide to Legal Issues)
(Copyright 2008, 2009, Stephen Bloom and Living Ink Books) Chapter 7 The Medicaid-Planning Shell Game If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and…
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Now you can follow @StephenLBloom in the Twitterverse!
Anyone who enjoys some Christian legal insight (and, yes, some political, economic and personal insight as well) in their tweets is invited to follow me on Twitter! I’m tweeting @StephenLBloom. Look forward to meeting you in…
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Are You Letting Fear and Greed Drive Your Estate Planning?
Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle. - Proverbs 23:5 The Believer’s Guide to Legal Issues on…
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Is the Legal Profession Hurting Marriages? A Lawyer’s Perspective
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Sarah Jennings, Family Editor at Crosswalk.com, to answer her questions about some tough issues at the intersection of law, faith and life. From Crosswalk: Your marriage…
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Revenge: God’s Department, Not Ours
Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written, ‘It is mine to avenge, I will repay,’ says the Lord. - Romans 12:19 Don’t let a desire for vengeance…
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Teaser from The Litigation Trap: Chapter 1 of The Believer’s Guide to Legal Issues
Life Lessons: Jeff and Jenny Jeff slowly ran his fingers through Jenny’s soft blonde hair as he climbed back into bed after closing the bedroom windows. “Just try to get some sleep, Jen. We’ve…
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Will She or Won’t She? The Prenuptial Blues
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Bankruptcy for Christians Facing Financial Meltdown?
I don’t handle bankrupcty cases in my law practice, but in this struggling economy I get calls and questions from people in financial trouble seeking a Christian perspective on bankruptcy. In my view, filing for…