Giving Money

3 Powerful Things John Wesley Teaches Us About Money

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John Wesley was an 18th century English preacher who focused on the justification by faith as well as social issues like prison reform and slavery abolition.  He began small groups of believers throughout England that focused not only on gaining scriptural knowledge, but also personal holiness and discipleship. He and his brother Charles were instrumental in [...]

Tithing – How Much Should a Christian Give? Part 1

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Recently, Lakita from Personal Finance Journey had a great post asking the question if we should tithe off of our income tax refund.    There were some great comments on this post and led to a good discussion of giving in general. Another good post on giving in the last couple of weeks was from Free Money [...]

Should You Wait to Give Until You Have Enough Money?

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Maybe you’ve asked this question before: “Should I give money even though I am in debt” – or maybe phrased this way – “Should I give money even though I don’t have much to give?” Usually this question can be turned into an objection for giving – such as, “I just don’t have any money [...]

Should You Loan Money to Friends or Family?

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It’s always a tough position to be in. Someone you love is asking for financial help, but should you really loan money to your friends or family?

Should You Give Money to a Homeless Person?

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It’s happened to all of us.  We’re walking along, minding our own business or perhaps enjoying a conversation with a friend and out of the corner of our eye we catch sight of him. There he is wearing layers of disheveled clothes, looking like he hasn’t showered in months and holding out a cup begging for change from every [...]