Everyone wants to retire with an adequate amount of retirement savings. However, there are so many factors that cannot be predicted that people often feel overwhelmed when they try to figure out how much they should be saving for retirement. Due to simplicity, it is recommended that you try and establish a set percentage of…
Bible Verses
4 Things the Apostle Paul Teaches Us About Money & Giving
The Apostle Paul is the most well-known Christian missionary. He was beaten, persecuted, shipwrecked and thrown into prison numerous times for His faith, and yet wrote half of the New Testament! So let’s take a look at what the Apostle Paul teaches us about our money…
21 Great Bible Verses About Giving
The attitude behind it really matters. There is a huge difference between buying stuff that you feel (or are) obligated to, and intentionally (and cheerfully) giving something to another person. So if you need a little boost to your giving attitude this year, do a little meditating on the scriptures below…
Prosperity Gospel, Poverty Gospel, and the Gospel
Yesterday an article was published on TheSimpleDollar where Trent shared his opinions about the “Prosperity Gospel”. I read the article, read the comments, and had some thoughts that I wanted to write about – so here we are. In the article Trent made clear all of his misgivings with the Prosperity Gospel and at the […]
Being owed money & striving to pass the test
I once heard someone say, “challenges are just wonderfully disguised opportunities for growth.” I really do believe it to be true. Just like a strong physical body requires exercises that push it beyond what is comfortable, so a strong character requires challenges that aren’t comfortable. My newest challenge is that an advertiser owes me a […]
How much money does a Christian need?
This is a tough question to answer because it is different for every person, but I like to think that the answer for most of us should be “a lot”…
Why does God give wealth?
Why is it that God gives us wealth? Could it be that He gives it in order that we could help advance His Kingdom?
Whatever you put your hand to will prosper …
For example, in Psalm 1 it is says that we need to be doing things God’s way and staying in the Word and then what we put our hand to prospers.