Posted in Christian Finance, Investments, Personal Finance, tagged Wall Street on April 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The story below (greed) traces the underlying cause (greed) for several of Wall Street’s notable firms’ (more greed) rise and now fall (GREED).
Two takeaways:
Follow the money: if your financial advisor works for a Wall Street brokerage firm, the advisor answers to his employer, not to you.
Keep your investments at an institution that serves solely in [...]
Posted in Christian Finance, Stewardship on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
by Terry Austin
We had a garage sale at our house a few Saturdays back in an attempt to get rid of some of the stuff we have accumulated the past few years. When I say “we,” I really mean my wife, our daughter-in-law, and her mother. I had very little to do with [...]
Posted in Cashflow & Budgeting, Charitable Giving, Christian Finance, Crown Financial Ministries, Debt, Tithing on February 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here’s a clip from a recent ABC Nightline program featuring Howard Dayton and Crown Financial Ministries:
Posted in Christian Finance on January 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From my friends over at Reclaiming the Mind Ministries:
The news has been out since 2004 that the world’s leading atheist, Antony Flew, changed his mind in light of the available evidence.
Like waking up from a bad dream, a number of atheists and skeptics reacted in, well, . . . disbelief. Their stance shifted to skepticism [...]
Posted in Christian Finance on January 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Bible provides specific principles regarding money management that work-regardless of the current economic climate.
1. God Owns it All
We are simply managers of His resources
God can take whatever He wants, whenever He wants
Every spending decision is a spiritual decision
Stewardship cannot be faked
“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all [...]
Posted in Christian Finance, Stewardship, Tithing on December 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
John Piper gives a great message on why we should not seek riches and on how the wealthy should use their money (1 Timothy 6:6-19).
First, he details three reasons Paul gives for why we should not seek riches:
“For we brought nothing into the world and we cannot take anything out of the world.” (verse seven)
“If [...]
Posted in Christian Finance, Stewardship, Theology, Tithing on December 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
My response to the reader’s comment in the previous post:
I believe you have been led astray either deliberately or inadvertently, but either way, I would like to give you my thoughts on your situation.
There is only one thing each of us can and must do to “make it right with God.” No matter what [...]
Posted in Christian Finance, Stewardship, Theology, Tithing on December 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Recently, someone posted the comment below on this blog which saddened me greatly. I will post my response in my next post (tomorrow).
Well I have a mess on my hands. A few years back my wife passed and at the funeral the preacher there spoke to me about my wife dying and being [...]
Posted in Christian Finance on December 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
How much is enough?
In today’s economic climate, most investors never stop to think about-let alone answer-this question. But for Christians seeking to be effective stewards of their God-given resources, the “how much” issue is a pivotal point in financial planning.
As you seek a spiritual comfort level regarding how much you should spend, save, invest, or [...]
Posted in Christian Finance on December 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There is a difference in the kind of advice you will receive from a Qualified Kingdom Advisor than any other advisor.
When one chooses a financial advisor of any discipline, they are looking for several [...]
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