Hope for your financial journey and beyond
Please don’t fear…I am not writing from a snowed in mountain resort lodge. I have to admit that, until recently, I assumed the "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" proverb came from that Jack Nicholson thriller The Shining. (Disclaimer: if … [Continue reading]
In the post Giving to the Needy, we saw how God wants us to relate to those who may be less fortunate. We saw from Deuteronomy 15:7-10 that God commands we give to them. Our hearts should be sensitive to their need and we should give freely, … [Continue reading]
We live in a socioeconomic divided world. There are the “haves”, the “have-nots” and the “have-in-betweens.” Your status, in regards to wealth, can determine how much influence you have, how much access you have to important people, and how many … [Continue reading]
It has been a tough summer in many parts of the Midwest as crops have suffered due to the lack of rain. Drought conditions reduce crop yields, lessen the food supply and can put a farmers entire livelihood in jeopardy. In some countries, a severe … [Continue reading]
We saw in part one how God provided for Elijah during a terrible drought in Israel. I Kings 17:6 tells us that ravens brought him bread and meat each day and he drank water from the brook. Everything was going fine for him, that is until the brook … [Continue reading]
“I’m starving,” the little girl said as she walked into the kitchen after school. It would be another hour before dinner was ready and the thought of going that long without something to eat was too much for her. “Please daddy,” she pleaded…“just a … [Continue reading]
“Money money money money, MONEY!” “Some people got to have it…Hey, Hey, Hey - some people really need it…Hey, listen to me, y’all do thangs, do thangs, do thangs - bad thangs with it Well, you wanna do thangs, do thangs, do thangs - good thangs … [Continue reading]
Where do you stand on the concept of debt? It is huge issue in our culture today with proponents pushing both sides of the debate. And probably no Biblical issue about money has been more widely and passionately discussed than this one. We can all … [Continue reading]
We have been working our way through the seven core concepts or themes found in the Bible that deal with the topic of money. Today, its time for us to go to work, so grab your lunch pail and your tool belt. Here we go. There is an interesting … [Continue reading]
My wife is really different than me. She is outgoing, a get-things-done-now driver, and loves to save money. I'm more reserved, prefer to take my time with decisions, and love to spend money. Despite our different personality types, we really … [Continue reading]
The Bible is full of relationship issues. In the first 13 chapters of Genesis alone we see a man who can’t say “no” to a woman when offered a piece of fruit; the murder of a sibling; a man deciding it was OK to marry more than one wife; humanity's … [Continue reading]