Does Your House Have Enough Storage Space?

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 [...]

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Money: Currency for Christian Hedonism

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 [...]

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Do I Owe God Back Tithes? (Part 2 of 2)

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 [...]

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Do I Owe God Back Tithes? (Part 1 of 2)

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 [...]

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Developing Your Personal Giving Plan

by Calvin Edwards
Most of us spend more time planning a vacation than we do planning our giving. This is all the more remarkable when we recognize that Americans are tremendously generous and about 2% of the Gross Domestic Product is made up of donations.
Arguably, in most households their giving is the least contemplated “major purchase” [...]

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Extreme Philanthropy: The 50% League

Anne & Christopher Ellinger of Arlington, Mass. run a foundation called Bolder Giving to inspire people to realize their full giving potential.
More than 88 people to date have joined the organization’s 50% League and given away half of their financial assets, or half of their income or business profits for at least three years.
According to [...]

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Scripture Passages on Money and Possessions

Scriptures Relevant to the Doctrines of Money and Possessions
Prepared by Randy Alcorn, THS 564J, A Theology of Money and Possessions, June 8-9, 2007, Western Seminary, Portland, OR
These passages should simply be read, and a few observations recorded. There are 132 passages, most of which will require no more [...]

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Being Wealthy Isn’t What I Thought it Would Be

By Terry Austin
Great news! I just discovered that I am the 39,615,049th richest person in the world. I finally surpassed the 39,615,450th person with that extra money I earned last month.
That might not sound so good to you but it means that I am in the top 0.66% of people in the entire world. [...]

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Don’t be a Dumb Donor

In the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30), Jesus addresses the issue of stewardship, particularly treating resources (money and otherwise) as seeds to be planted with the clear expectation of producing a bountiful crop.
In other words, the Lord calls us to make smart giving decisions. One way to help in this is to consult [...]

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Book Review: The Treasure Principle by Randy Alcorn

The Treasure Principle: You can’t take it with you but you can send it on ahead.
With that simple statement, Randy Alcorn begins his book, The Treasure Principle; a short, compelling palm-sized book that succinctly distills “the theology of Christian giving.”
Over the course of the short book, he adds the following six keys to The [...]

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