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$\"\"$ Jesus often told parables involving a landowner or a wealth person and his employees.\u00a0 He was offering a spiritual and not a managerial lesson, of course, but his spiritual lessons may lead to principles by which managers can manage.<\/p>\n

One of the best pieces to appear on the Evangelical Portal<\/a> at Patheos recently was an article<\/a> by Peter Collins on \u201cThe Ethics of Firing.\u201d\u00a0 In this economy, as we know, many are losing their jobs.\u00a0 The second part<\/a> of that article is now available.\u00a0 It is difficult to lose a job; it is also difficult for a manager who loves his or her employees to take a job away, especially when the employer has done nothing wrong.\u00a0 So this second piece examines biblical principles that might be used to guide the manager in the decisions of whether, whom and how to fire.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"