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Money and Giving

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March 2023

March 20, 2023

What Is the Good Life?

As we start a new year, it’s common to ponder where we’ve been and where...

December 2022

December 31, 2022

What Changed Scrooge?

When the classic Dickens story A Christmas Carol begins, we meet Ebenezer Scrooge. This wealthy miser is...

December 12, 2022

Faithfulness to God Is Success

This is a wonderful video from Generous Giving. I love the warmth and family element to it, and...

December 03, 2022

Helping Give Children Access to Clean Water Is an Eternal Investment

Jesus, in Matthew 10:42, makes a startlingly significant promise about a seemingly small act of...

November 2022

November 17, 2022

How Can We Keep a Loose Grip on Possessions?

Back in 2019, I was asked to join Kirk Cousins (quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, and...

October 2022

October 10, 2022

What about Lending Money, Charging Interest, and Cosigning a Loan?

There are many possible motives for lending money. One is to meet another person’s need;...

September 2022

September 29, 2022

What Is Eternity-Minded Stewardship?

Concerning money and possessions, the Bible is sometimes extreme, sometimes shocking. When we come to...

August 2022

August 25, 2022

The Bible Is the Story of God’s Generosity: Will We Be Part of That Story?

Sometimes we take for granted God’s many wonders, such as the beauty of a hummingbird,...

August 08, 2022

If We Fear God, We Can Trust His Provision

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

February 2022

February 24, 2022

How Important Is It for Believers to Be Debt Free?

I’m encouraged when I see believers focused on getting out of debt. My book Money, Possessions...

February 07, 2022

7 Questions You Can Ask God about Giving

What if you could ask God any question you wanted about money and get an...

December 2021

December 30, 2021

A Journey of Generosity

Behind every ministry there are countless faithful givers who say no to certain earthly treasures...

November 2021

November 22, 2021

How Could Generosity Change the Way You and Your Family Celebrate Christmas This Year?

Some of you have heard about “Giving Tuesday,” which this year is Tuesday, November 30....

October 2021

October 14, 2021

God’s Sovereignty Brings a Special Joy to Our Giving

One time I was driving with Luis, a thirteen-year-old boy I was mentoring. I took...

September 2021

September 16, 2021

Giving Has a Boomerang Effect

Scripture is full of God’s words to generous givers: “Honor the Lord with your wealth...

August 2021

August 23, 2021

Ten Ways Materialism Brings Us to Ruin

God created us to love people and use things, but materialists love things and use...

July 2021

July 29, 2021

Giving Helps Us Take Our Eyes off Ourselves and Join in What God Is Doing in the World

We become arrogant when we forget that God is our primary provider. Sometimes we give...

June 2021

June 28, 2021

Our Giving Reflects the Ultimate Giver

Jesus makes it clear that the abundant life consists not in material abundance but in...

May 2021

May 13, 2021

Do the Old Testament Promises of Prosperity Apply to God’s People Today?

In some circles, the abundant life Jesus promised His followers has been confused with material...

March 2021

March 27, 2021

Joy Is Found in Being Rich in Good Works: Tom and Bree Hsieh’s Story

Why has God made us rich compared to much of the world we live in?...

March 08, 2021

Chasing the Wind: The Futility of Materialism

The book of Ecclesiastes is the most powerful exposé of materialism ever written. Solomon recounts...

March 04, 2021

Running Your Business to the Glory of God

In her article How ‘Christian’ Should My Small Business Be?, Laura Baxter offers five principles for...

October 2020

October 05, 2020

God Redeems the Former Things: A True Story from Author Francine Rivers

Many Christian fiction readers are familiar with Francine Rivers. Her books are exceptionally powerful, well-written, and...

September 2020

September 24, 2020

Meet Henry Parsons Crowell, Founder of Quaker Oats and a Generous Christ-Follower

One of the things I most look forward to about Heaven is learning the stories...

June 2020

June 01, 2020

Ten Biblical Reasons to Give, and an Opportunity to Serve Needy Children through Compassion’s Fill the Stadium

Our family has continuously sponsored a number of children through Compassion for over 30 years,...

April 2020

April 16, 2020

If You Don’t Really Need Your Stimulus Check, Would You Prayerfully Consider Giving It to God’s Kingdom?

There are many Americans who are anticipating receiving their coronavirus stimulus check from the government...

March 2020

March 30, 2020

Putting Our Hope in God’s Ownership and Provision in Times of Financial Worry

Many people, including many readers of this blog, are facing some level of financial uncertainty...

March 09, 2020

A Better Kind of Abundance

God took physician Renee Lockey completely by surprise one day while she was out running....

February 2020

February 10, 2020

Want to Find Out How to Live the Good Life? Discover the Beautiful, Hope-Giving Answer from Scripture

“What’s the good life?” The world attempts to answer that question in many different ways,...

January 2020

January 30, 2020

Why I Believe It Can Be God-Glorifying to Share Our Stories of Giving Generously

In my book Money, Possessions, and Eternity I suggested sharing giving testimonies in order to help Christ’s...

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