Religion

If it’s not the government’s job to take care of poor people, then who should be doing it? I’m looking at the man in the mirror. Today, most Western countries spend a sizable amount of their national tax revenue on social welfare and programs that provide food, shelter, health care and other necessities for the […]

Did you make a New Year’s resolution to get out of debt this year? How is that going for you? The year is almost half gone — June will be over before you know it, kicking us into the back half of 2013. If you’re like most people, you may have begun to waver on […]

Something amazing happens when you become master of your money — after years of working to meet the demands of your finances, you can turn the tables and put your finances to work for you. And that is a very good feeling. Imagine it: For years, you lived as a slave to money, tossed back […]

What’s busting your budget? If you’ve started to create a budget as a means of taking control of your financial life, you’ll soon start to notice that some expenses seem to be stretching the whole thing pretty thin. Although there are all sorts of ways to plan a budget — on paper, on a spreadsheet, […]

If debt has you trapped in bondage, there’s only one way out: Fight like your freedom depends on it. Because it does. A stingy heart loves to hold onto what it has… but God blesses us so that we can give with open hands.

Success with money requires value judgments and strategic planning. Small indulgences can add up to big financial problems. If you’re not budgeting for these annual expenses now, you could be in trouble later. These five habits will help you get out of debt and keep you from ever going back.

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 I am. God wants us […]

The risks of borrowing money far outweigh the potential payoff of leveraging your assets to invest in the stock market. Protect the people you love most by planning to provide for them after your gone. When you choose how to invest your money, pick funds that have proven successful in good times and bad. This […]

Debt takes away more opportunities than it affords. Small indulgences can add up to big financial problems. Debt creates slavery where love should be instead. In the end, will you be a Marley or a Scrooge?

You’re ready to start living a life of financial freedom. And to do that, you need to use every dollar possible pay off your debts. But how should that impact your giving? Should you quit tithing when you’re in debt? Many believers wrestle with this question. Tithing sounds great when you have lots of money […]

A friendly demeanor and beautiful imagery don’t make up for the fact that Western Sky loans are for suckers. This company’s slick sales pitch masks the true cost of their short-term loans, which can climb over 1000% APR. Subprime lenders caused a lot of trouble in our economy recently. But do they qualify as Despicable […]

Hope is out there, and it’s coming for you. There’s an amazing moment in the Christmas story that is easy to overlook. When Jesus was about a month old — after the shepherds and angels singing but before the arrival of the wise men — his parents took him to Jerusalem. There, they presented him […]

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They are our collective heroes — patriots, rebels and brazen grass-roots leaders who stood up to injustice in the world and put everything on the line to create a better life for the rest of us. We call them Freedom Fighters, and you’re about to become one of them. No, we’re not calling for an […]