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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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

September 2021

September 23, 2021

Can Rich People Go to Heaven?

In the story of the rich young man, we’re told that he “ran up to...

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 08, 2021

Chasing the Wind: The Futility of Materialism

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

October 2020

October 26, 2020

The Cure for Celebrity Christian Culture: Faithfulness over Fame

In A.D. 400, Jerome warned the church, “Shun, as you would the plague, a cleric...

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...

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...

November 2019

November 07, 2019

Giving Is an Adventure

Sometimes I meet Christians who seem utterly bored with their lives. There is a great...

October 2019

October 17, 2019

Giving Is an Eternal Investment That Benefits Us Here and Now

I’m sharing more today about my new book Giving Is the Good Life, which was released...

October 14, 2019

What Is the Good Life?

Having written nearly 60 books, I rarely get super-excited about a new one coming out....

September 2019

September 05, 2019

God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel: A New Book by Costi Hinn, Nephew of Benny Hinn

I just finished reading Costi Hinn’s new book God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel: How Truth...

April 2019

April 18, 2019

Trustworthy with a Little, Entrusted with a Lot

Listen Audio version of this article Jesus says, “Whoever can be trusted with very little...

March 2019

March 28, 2019

The Benefits and Pitfalls of Multilevel Marketing in the Christian Community

Hundreds of thousands of Christians have at one time or another been part of multilevel...

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