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Bible Verses on Money: Why I’m Turning My Bible Green

This year, I have once again decided to read through the Bible on a one year plan.  This works great for me as the readings are not extremely long; however, they are long enough to cover a topic or event and hold my interest.  I’ll often rabbit trail off of one of the items or [...]

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My Journey to True Financial Freedom: God’s Purpose for Money

I’ve been operating One Money Design for almost 3 years now and it’s grown a lot in that timeframe. It’s now a multi-author blog that provides a lot of different perspectives and practical tips about personal finance, but the heart and foundation of the blog is helping people along their respective journeys to true financial [...]

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Why Did Jesus Challenge His Followers to Give it “All” Away?

In my recent book, The Secret of Generosity, I take a whole chapter to tackle the difficult question that faces every Christian that takes God’s word seriously:  Should we give it all away? It’s a tough question, and one that merits consideration from anyone seriously considering the call of Christ.  After all, Jesus plainly told [...]

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Should Churches Build “Temples”?

In December, I released my third book, The Secret of Generosity.  In a year’s worth of writing, editing, re-writing, and more editing, some parts get “left on the editor’s floor”.  The following selection ultimately did not make the final cut.  I was trying to make the point that I struggle with some churches justification to [...]

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New Year’s Resolutions [Christian Financial Alliance]

The Christian Financial Alliance  was created to help readers.  The idea is this:  Create a panel of biblical finance gurus.  People who take seriously the call to teach the Bible accurately with grace and truth.  Once a month, we post a question with a response from our panel to provide you with well-rounded, sound, biblical advice.  For more on the [...]

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What to Do On Your First Date Without Busting Your Budget

Before you head out on your first date, there are a few things you need to think about.  First of all, what do you want to get out of this date?  Are you casually “playing the field”?  or you waiting and praying for the “right one”?  Scripture teaches us one man and one woman, so [...]

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Giving a Book for Christmas? [Christian Financial Alliance]

The Christian Financial Alliance  was created to help readers.  The idea is this:  Create a panel of biblical finance gurus.  People who take seriously the call to teach the Bible accurately with grace and truth.  Once a month, we post a question with a response from our panel to provide you with well-rounded, sound, biblical advice.  For more on the [...]

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What is the Best Thing a Church Can Do With Money? [Christian Financial Alliance]

The Christian Financial Alliance  was created to help readers.  The idea is this:  Create a panel of biblical finance gurus.  People who take seriously the call to teach the Bible accurately with grace and truth.  Once a month, we post a question with a response from our panel to provide you with well-rounded, sound, biblical advice.  For more on the Christian Financial [...]

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Christian Finance: Walking in Faith versus Living in Reality

We often hear the saying that we need to live by faith or live out our faith, but how do we do that in a practical way in our finances.  Do we just live by faith alone and trust God to provide for all our needs and even our wants to?  Or do we depend [...]

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Bible Verses About Debt

Bible Verses About Debt

From time to time I like to share Bible verses about debt.  The Bible has a lot to say about money and debt is one area that scripture provides a lot of guidance.  I once heard Howard Dayton, co-founder of Crown Financial Ministries, say that the Bible has over 2500 scriptures about money because God [...]

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Is it "good" to spend money on yourself?

Is it “Good” to Spend Money on Yourself?

Many Christians struggle with whether or not it is good, or godly, to spend money on our own enjoyment.  While there are a lot of ways one could respond to this question, I read a passage the other day that made me think of the very difficult question of how much should, could, or can [...]

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Defining Biblical Contentment [Christian Financial Alliance]

The Christian Financial Alliance  was created to help readers.  The idea is this:  Create a panel of biblical finance gurus.  People who take seriously the call to teach the Bible accurately with grace and truth.  Once a month, we post a question with a response from our panel to provide you with well-rounded, sound, biblical advice.  For more on the [...]

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