Tag Archives | Bible and Money

The Biggest Lie of Leadership

“Leadership” has been a trendy genre for the last 20 years or so.  Now, while I enjoy reading on the topic, I have to admit most of the material out there on leadership isn’t anything new.  Principles of leadership (at least good principles of leadership) are pretty timeless.  Therefore, this post is designed to show [...]

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Getting Financially Involved In Your Church [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 [...]

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Show Them the Money | Teaching Teens About Money

What you are currently teaching your teens about money has everything to do with whether they will be in debt up to their eyeballs ten years from now. The teen years are the habit setting years – whether it’s snacking, studying or spending. These are the years when young buyers (and their parents) begin to [...]

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The Bible’s Connection Between Debt and Slavery

I know, I know, it seems like this topic is a little “overdone”, but I think at times us crusaders of Christian finance often make a statement connecting debt to slavery without really explaining it. We sometimes assume our Christian brothers and sisters already understand what we are talking about. What I have found is: [...]

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Are You Sending Your Children into Slavery?

Ok, ok I know my title is a little risky—shock factor, if you will.  However, when you look deeply into the Old Testament language and cultural practices of the times, the connection between debt and slavery is not as far-fetched as we might think.  And, if we are willing to be honest with ourselves, there [...]

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Purpose of Money | Using Finances for the Kingdom

What is the purpose of money?  God has given us money as a result of our work.  Each day we labor, we receive money in exchange for that labor using our time and talents.  We can then use that money for a variety of purposes.  Do I use it for myself?  Do I use it [...]

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13 Things That Will Make You Poor

I had the idea the other day to read through the book of Proverbs and make note of all of the verses that relate a cause of poverty. I found thirteen. Their insight is challenging for anyone along the so-called “socio-economic” ladder, and have a lot to teach us all about living wisely. Now, before [...]

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Bad Economy Survival Tips

This economy only gets worse with every day.  The number of unemployed, while it appears stable, does not include the long term unemployed (those without a job for longer than a year), so while many families may have one person with a job, there are thousands of families deeply affected.  I personally know of many [...]

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Biblical Stewardship Starts with the Heart

I’ve been thinking a lot about Biblical stewardship lately and where good stewardship starts.   A lot of gurus and personal finance books would have you believe changing your finances starts with you.   Is that accurate? I always loved being on the soccer field growing up and playing competitively on a select, high school and college team.  In [...]

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What is the Balance of Walking by Faith and Preparing?

This is a question we as believers often encounter.  What is the balance between walking by faith and trusting our Heavenly Father to provide for our needs and preparing for our needs?  How do we find that balance?  What does it look like?  Those are some of the questions I’d like to explore today. 2 [...]

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God’s Definition of Contentment

The following  is a selection from my second book, Christ-Centered Contentment.  If you like what you read, you can pick up the book on amazon here. God’s Definition of Contentment What exactly does God say about contentment?  Thankfully, God’s word has not left us uninformed. Through the counsel of scripture, we can get a clear picture [...]

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Christian Financial Alliance: Bringing Together Sound, Biblical Teaching

Author of Dollars and Doctrine and an OMD Everyday Money Hero, Rob Kuban, recently announced the launch of a new network for Christian Finance websites called the Christian Financial Alliance. Rob has outlined a set of 20 core Biblical beliefs in which website or blog owners agree to hold themselves accountable to when publishing their [...]

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