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Biblical Thoughts On Finance

A Prisoner Raises the “Serving Others” Bar

April 9, 2010

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He was a political hot potato – a prisoner accused of organizing a coup to overthrow the government. Because of death threats by his enemies, a soldier was assigned to escort him to the court venue where he would stand trial. Part of the travel itinerary included passage via [...]

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Deal With Conflict by Standing For Good

April 2, 2010

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1 Cor 16:8,9 “But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost, for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.”
How do you handle conflict? I realize that many smart people tell us that conflict is a positive thing: it pushes issues to [...]

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Declare Who You REALLY Are: A Winner

March 26, 2010

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2Co 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
Do you struggle with sin? Me too. But the Lord has been teaching me something that is helping. For years, the confession portion of my prayer time would go something [...]

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Are You An Opportunity Seizer or an Excuse Maker?

March 19, 2010

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Coker Tires is the world’s largest supplier of vintage tires, but it wasn’t always that way. Career coach Dan Miller tells the story of how this company, which started as a traditional service center in Chattanooga in 1958, saw their business gradually erode as the big-box retailers began dominating the competition. [...]

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How to Breathe Spiritually and Financially

March 12, 2010

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Hyperventilation is defined as over breathing. Hypoventilation is the opposite: under breathing. The first will result in abnormally low levels of carbon dioxide in the blood. The second will result in too much carbon dioxide in the blood. Normal breathing maintains the perfect balance of oxygen [...]

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Short Term Mission Trips, Vamonos Ministries and Us

March 8, 2010

“If you follow instructions, you will have little problems with your house. If you take shortcuts, you will be taking it apart and doing it over. Now. Are you ready to listen?” George Waterman was never one to sacrifice clarity for tact, and, as we slurped water in the 100° heat, we decided that we [...]

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Seven Ways God Works Through Our Finances

March 5, 2010

“Wait, Joe.” you may be thinking, “Doesn’t the bible say that ‘Money is the root of all evil’? Are you implying that a holy God would stoop so low as to work through something as vile as our finances?”
My answers, to those two questions are “No” and “Yes”. The correct bible quote, from [...]

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When Does Saving Turn To Hoarding?

February 26, 2010

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The bible clearly states that saving is a good thing (Prov 21:20) and that hoarding is not (Luke 12:20-21). But is there a clear distinction between the two? And how can we know if we have crossed the line?
This post will first examine the spiritual aspect of hoarding, then give [...]

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Should You Leave an Inheritance to Your Children?

February 19, 2010

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The late Larry Burkett wrote, “If I had to identify the area of Christian finances that is least understood, it would be inheritance. Not only do people wreck their lives by hoarding, but they also wreck the lives of their children and grandchildren with abundant inheritance.”
I have to admit that Burkett [...]

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Which is More Godly: Poverty or Riches?

February 12, 2010

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Some say that poverty equals Godliness while others insist that God wants all Christians to be rolling in riches. Is either extreme right or is the truth somewhere in the middle? Let’s dig in:

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The Money Quiz: Do You Serve God or Money?

February 5, 2010

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Mat 6:24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”
We simply can’t have two masters. One will be saying, “Go there and do [...]

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What if Christians Were in Charge of Welfare?

January 29, 2010

There is no question that Christians have a Biblical mandate to help the needy.
However, because our United States government has progressively increased welfare spending over the last 50 years [all “entitlements”, including pensions, health and welfare have risen from 28% of all federal spending ($28 billion) in 1962 to 56% ($2.02 trillion) for 2010], Christians [...]

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