November 14, 2013 by bnjewell It’s only an occasional drip, but that leaky faucet is costing you a lot more money than you might think. A couple of years ago, I noticed that the faucet in our kitchen sink was dripping. I’m not much of a handyman, and I have a bad habit of being […]
November 2013
Caring for the Poor: True Fasting – God, Money and Me…
November 12, 2013 by bnjewell A few hours after the first meal you skip, you being to feel a gnawing hunger in the pit of your stomach. A few hours after that, you’ll notice your extremities going cold and a dull pain creep across your skull. The symptoms never go away until you have your […]
Five Dangers of Building Your Life Around Money – God, Money and Me…
November 10, 2013 by bnjewell The structural safety of a building is only as good as the integrity of the foundation that it’s built on. If the foundation is unsafe, the entire building is at risk. This metaphor from architecture has applications in many areas of life — so many that it became one of […]
How Does Debt Affect Your Ministry? – God, Money and Me…
November 8, 2013 by bnjewell Question: Is doing “God’s work” more important then paying off debt? A friend of mine feels called to work full-time with kids and then do ministry two months of the year. His job with kids does not pay well, and neither does his ministry. I would not see a problem […]
Borrowing Money Makes Problems Worse – God, Money and Me…
November 6, 2013 by bnjewell If you’re facing a financial problem, and you think that borrowing money could solve that problem for you, think again: Debt only makes problems worse. Always. Debt is a bad deal in so many ways. It’s costly, it’s habit-forming and it leads you into a kind of financial and spiritual […]
Borrowing Money Makes Problems Worse – God, Money and Me…
November 6, 2013 by bnjewell If you’re facing a financial problem, and you think that borrowing money could solve that problem for you, think again: Debt only makes problems worse. Always. Debt is a bad deal in so many ways. It’s costly, it’s habit-forming and it leads you into a kind of financial and spiritual […]
Stewardship Starts with God’s Sovereignty – God, Money and Me…
April 26, 2012 by bnjewell When it comes to the financial world, who determines what is fair? I used to think that I should be the universe’s judge of fairness. But God doesn’t see things that way. He seems to think that He’s in control around here… and He’s not as concerned with “fairness” as […]
Stewardship Starts with God’s Sovereignty – God, Money and Me…
April 26, 2012 by bnjewell When it comes to the financial world, who determines what is fair? I used to think that I should be the universe’s judge of fairness. But God doesn’t see things that way. He seems to think that He’s in control around here… and He’s not as concerned with “fairness” as […]