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August 2026

August 03, 2026

The Secret of Joyful Giving

A week ago yesterday, I spoke at Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia, led by...

March 2026

March 23, 2026

Jesus is Right: Moths and Rust Do Destroy Earthly Treasures

In the greatest message ever preached, Jesus addresses the believer’s proper relationship to money and...

January 2026

January 29, 2026

Don’t Miss out on the Happiness of Giving

Last month I spoke on generosity, happiness, and Heaven at my home church, Good Shepherd...

December 2025

December 11, 2025

We Won’t Regret Investing in God’s Kingdom

Kate Kiehl is a giving coach and heads up GenHerus, which empowers women to find...

December 01, 2025

How Can We Give Generously without Worrying?

There are people who reason, If I give generously, I’ll have to worry about where the...

September 2025

September 18, 2025

Ron Blue and I Share about Generosity

In February, I attended the Kingdom Advisors annual conference, which gathered 2,500 Christian financial professionals...

August 2025

August 28, 2025

Biblically Responsible Investing

Investing doesn’t simply bring profits to the investor (sometimes it doesn’t even do that). It...

June 2025

June 30, 2025

What Does It Mean to Give Quietly?

Jesus says, “Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be...

April 2025

April 21, 2025

Finding the Balance in Financial Responsibility and Giving

A reader wrote our ministry, “For several years my husband and I have enjoyed giving...

February 2025

February 17, 2025

Engaging Books to Teach Younger Kids about Generosity

Training children about money and possessions begins at birth. For better or worse, we are...

February 03, 2025

Giving Brings Greater Blessing Than Receiving

My book The Law of Rewards was first published in 2003, but in 2023, I had the...

January 2025

January 23, 2025

What Love Looks Like

When a religious leader asked which command was the greatest, Jesus responded, “Love the Lord...

January 16, 2025

What Are Treasures in Heaven?

A reader on my Facebook page asked this question about the nature of treasures in...

December 2024

December 30, 2024

For Richer, for Poorer: How to Steward Money in Marriage

Were you to survey married couples about their money-management goals, most answers would focus on...

December 02, 2024

Why Does How We View Money Matter?

If the Bible were written today and judged by what it says about money and...

May 2024

May 23, 2024

Our Skewed View of Wealth

When Zacchaeus said he would give half his money to the poor and pay back...

April 2024

April 04, 2024

What Would Happen If We Prayed Before We Spent Money?

When something’s a legitimate need, God will provide it. But how often do we take...

March 2024

March 18, 2024

Is There Reward for Leaving Money to Ministries in a Will?

One of our readers sent this question: “I got the impression from Money, Possessions and Eternity or The...

January 2024

January 22, 2024

What Does God Think About Money?

If I had any doubts about whether people are genuinely interested in learning about and...

January 15, 2024

Start Giving Before You Inherit

Millennials may inherit over $68 trillion from previous generations by 2030. According to Newsweek, some experts...

January 06, 2024

What Are Treasures in Heaven?

A reader on my Facebook page asked this question about the nature of treasures in...

December 2023

December 18, 2023

Giving, the Gift of Happiness

Sociologist Christian Smith’s study on generosity yielded this observation: “People rightly say that money cannot...

November 2023

November 06, 2023

Raising Faithful Stewards

Jesus said, “There is more happiness in giving than in receiving” (Acts 20:25). This is the Good...

October 2023

October 12, 2023

God Takes Our Stinginess or Generosity Personally

To give lavishly is to be rich toward God; to hoard or spend on ourselves...

August 2023

August 17, 2023

Money Makes a Horrible Master and a Valuable Servant

Money is more than just metal disks or colored paper. It is a tool that...

August 07, 2023

Your Invitation to the Good Life—the Only Life Worth Living

Chances are, you want “the good life.” And even if you’re not quite sure how...

July 2023

July 10, 2023

Material Wealth Is Not the Good Life

In 2007, actor Owen Wilson slashed his wrists in an unsuccessful suicide attempt. People magazine’s cover story...

June 2023

June 12, 2023

Giving from the Heart Really Matters

God commanded his people, “Give generously to the poor, not grudgingly, for the Lord your...

April 2023

April 24, 2023

Does Having a Savings Account Mean I Don’t Trust God?

Someone sent me this question: I was asked a question about saving money. Can you...

April 13, 2023

Investments That Will Last Forever: A Message about The Treasure Principle

Early in February, I visited First Baptist Church in Leesburg, Florida, where I spoke on the...

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