This was the Business Week headline on August 13, 1979. Almost 30 years ago we were asking similar questions as we are today.
I agree that the events that got us to the situation we are in today are different in some ways than past events. However at the same time as we look back over [...]
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I had the opportunity last weekend to speak to a group of 50 or so people at a local Church. The topic of discussion was “Biblical Financical Wisdom during Economic Uncertainty”.
At the end of the talk there was time for Q & A and there were two questions that I thought were worth posting about.
Question: [...]
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I recently listened to John Piper’s sermon on What the recession is for. I thought it was excellent and worth passing along.
He delivers a message about God’s purposes in the Recession. Pastor John gives 5 purposes of the Recession.
1. To Expose Sin and Bring Repentance
2. To Awaken us to World Poverty
3. To Relocate the Roots of our Joy in [...]
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Debt
The Great Spiritual Inhibitor
Last week we looked at Giving and what the Bible says about how to give.
This week we will look at Debt and what the Bible says about it. I have titled this post Debt – The Great Spiritual Inhibitor. I believe debt is often what often keeps us from freely giving [...]
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How to Give
If you think for a moment, you can probably name a few books that deal with how to pray, how to lead your family, how to teach, how to serve, how to study scripture, but how many books can you think of that teach you how to give?
I can only think of a [...]
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Understanding the Tithe and the First Fruits
What is a Tithe and is it important?
A tithe is defined as a “one-tenth” part of something or 10%. The importance of understanding the Tithe is seen in Malachi 3:8-10 as the Israelites are warned to not “rob God” by not giving 10% of the first fruits back to [...]
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Sending it on ahead
Your Net Worth in Heaven
The term “net worth” is a part of our everyday language.
Simply your net worth is the sum of things that you “own” or your assets minus your things that you “owe” or liabilities. In our society and culture, net worth is often related to our status. A [...]
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