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Rick Segal

Rick Segal is vice president of advancement and the distinguished lecturer of commerce and vocation at Bethlehem College and Seminary.

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The Capitalist and the Christian Hedonist: Does Scripture Support Self-Interest?

The Capitalist and the Christian Hedonist

Does Scripture Support Self-Interest?

Jan 14, 2020
While Jesus teaches selflessness and generosity, capitalism seems to teach self-interest and greed. Can we follow Jesus and Adam Smith at the same time?
Rick Segal
Jan 14, 2020
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Wise Men Still Bring Gifts: Our Extraordinary Christmas in Egypt

Wise Men Still Bring Gifts

Our Extraordinary Christmas in Egypt

Jan 11, 2019
God has opened a new door, after decades of persecution and oppression, for the worship of Christ and gospel advance in Egypt.
Rick Segal
Jan 11, 2019
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Look Up from Your Lists: Letter to My 30-Year-Old Self

Look Up from Your Lists

Letter to My 30-Year-Old Self

May 8, 2018
My being a zealous career-long time manager cost me more in relationship depth and quality than I ever gained in efficiency or productivity.
Rick Segal
May 8, 2018
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The Accidental Reformer: Hans Gooseflesh (c. 1400–1468)

The Accidental Reformer

Hans Gooseflesh (c. 1400–1468)

Oct 18, 2017
He never preached a sermon and never authored a theological treatise. He was a Reformer by accident — or, better, by common grace.
Rick Segal
Oct 18, 2017
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Staying Godly in a Godless Workplace

Staying Godly in a Godless Workplace

Dec 16, 2015
Very few, if any, awake one morning and decide all of a sudden, “Today is the day I’m going rogue. Enough with all that honesty stuff. From now on, I’m all about corruption.”
Rick Segal
Dec 16, 2015
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Five Ways to Stop Spending Time Managing Time

Five Ways to Stop Spending Time Managing Time

Nov 2, 2015
A gossamer-thin line separates our electronic devices from being the tools of our own productivity and our becoming the tools of someone else’s. We ignore this line at the risk of fullness of life, human relationships, spiritual health, and gospel witness. Here are five ways to fight back by faith.
Rick Segal
Nov 2, 2015
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Fare Well, Liberty Bell

Fare Well, Liberty Bell

Jul 4, 2015
Whether Americans know it or not, the freedoms they celebrate on July 4 have their roots in these six legacies from the Protestant Reformation.
Rick Segal
Jul 4, 2015
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Are You Too Christian for Non-Christians?

Are You Too Christian for Non-Christians?

Jun 21, 2014
Many Christians find over time that they have fewer non-Christian friends and acquaintances. Here are seven simple steps to boost your personal evangelism.
Rick Segal
Jun 21, 2014
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Sinner in the Hands of a Patient God

Sinner in the Hands of a Patient God

Jun 11, 2014
“Exposure to Jonathan Edwards has mostly been limited to reading Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, as an early selection in an American literature textbook, such that we might despise the Puritans all the more when we…
Rick Segal
Jun 11, 2014
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It Was God’s Will, Indeed

It Was God’s Will, Indeed

Dec 3, 2010
Wednesday night I was on my own in London. Such a void in the schedule gives me the chance to taxi in from Chelsea Harbor to Central London to Foyles, my favorite bookstore in all the world. The distinctive, boxy…
Rick Segal
Dec 3, 2010

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