Work Is Good - my editorial today for Forthright Magazine

Many modern societies like the U.S. are turning toward a philosophy of entitlement, expecting the government to guarantee basic personal needs. Governments encourage such attitudes. The more money they can generate through taxes, tariffs and fees, the more power they accumulate.

God created man as a creature of work. Before the Fall, Adam and Eve were given the responsibility of tending the garden of Eden. After the Fall, man's work became onerous and difficult, and this area of his life, as were all others, was adversely affected. But the inherent goodness of work was not changed.

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