photo credit: AJU_photography 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 this” […]
What if Christians Were in Charge of Welfare?
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], […]
Is Your Money an Idol? Think Twice Before Answering.
photo credit: Itinerant Tightwad 1Co 10:14 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. Surely Not Me Paul was writing to a culture where people worshipped wood and stone statues. Of course the statues weren’t innately evil, but believing they had power to do only what God can do (good weather, good crops, give children, etc.) is […]
Serving, Blogging, Money and Motives
photo credit: lululemon athletica In the Dumps I passed my six month blogging anniversary the other day and found myself struggling with discouragement. Although I went into this endeavor fully realizing that I shouldn’t expect amazing results within the first six months, I still had hoped for more. My visitor count seemed to be stuck […]
Four Guidelines for Becoming a Discerning Giver
photo credit: Alex E. Proimos Christmas is the season when we celebrate God’s gift to us: his son. God gave this gift to mankind and thus to each and every one of us. It is a gift any of us can receive but none of us deserve. Because this gift was given to everyone, it […]
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