Money

How to Overcome Your Idolatry of Money

True Wealth

So last time we looked at how to identify if money has become your idol.  Today we want to tackle the question of “so what do we do about it?” In today’s culture, idolatry isn’t building some golden calf to bow down to.  We hear that story of the Israelites in Egypt worshiping the gold cow [...]

How to Tell if Money Has Become Your Idol

Personal Finance

Oh boy – here he goes again on a rant about how we love money way too much. Doesn’t this guy write about anything relevant? Just hear me out a second.  You and I both know that if we were painfully honest with each other, we’d have to admit that there is a sense in [...]

10 Money-Saving Tips to Help You Stash $10,000!

Saving Money
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Who doesn’t love to save a little extra cash each month? Finding money saving tips to trim the fat and pocket some coin each month isn’t easy, but it is simple. The question is, “Will you do what it takes – and if so, what will you do with the extra savings that you find [...]

What Makes People Happy?

Miscellaneous

Wouldn’t you agree that happiness can be elusive?  I mean, doesn’t it seem like it’s what we all strive for and yet many of us never find it. It’s like the tighter you try to grab hold of it, the more we choke it to death and never receive it.  The more you run after it, the [...]

Ageless Moneybags

True Wealth

I came across Luke 12:32-34 this week, which talks about true treasure and uses the word moneybags, which I think is cool. In our day, moneybags has come to describe someone who is extravagantly wealthy (think: Rich Uncle Moneybags from Monopoly), but back in the day it was simply a bag for carrying your money. Take [...]

The Rich Young Man

True Wealth

What are you relying on to inherit eternal life? Are you like the Rich Young Man?

The Fruit of Faithful Finances

Debt

Are comfort, stability and security that comes from becoming debt free bad things? Maybe it depends on what you do with the money. Find out the real fruit of faithful finances.

How to Change Your Bad Money Habits

Debt

If we were being honest, most of us would have to admit there are ways we handle and relate to our money that need to be changed.  Maybe you continually spend more than you earn, or you can’t get out of credit card debt because eventually you use them again to buy something you don’t really [...]