What thought comes to mind when you see someone who obviously has more money than you? If it’s something along the lines of “I hate rich people,” there’s trouble brewing in your heart. Money can make slaves of all of us. And the dangers extend beyond debt and poverty . When money affects the way that […]

This young man had done so many things right in life, and yet He was a slave to money. Jesus offered him a chance to follow — to be a disciple — and yet the man turned it down. He couldn’t leave the wealth and the material things that defined him. Money is an identity […]

“Diversity” isn’t just a hot word in today’s politically correct environment. Used with some wisdom, diversity can be one of the best principles to guide your investing. Perhaps you’ve heard people talk before about “diversifying your portfolio” — the idea is not new. The trouble is that unless you’re plugged into the world of finance […]

America, it’s time to wake up and face a difficult financial fact: Our houses are killing us. We’re blessed to live in the Land of the Big. The wide expanses of open land across this country give us plenty of room to stretch out. America is the nation of big cars, big personalities, and increasingly […]

Does money control me? I don’t like to think so. In my mind, I am a free. I am my own man. Nothing can control me. But sometimes the reality of my life doesn’t line up with the way I’d like to see myself. Money has a sneaky way of making slaves out of us. […]

If you’re a small business owner, there are all kinds of places to get advice. But I bet you never figured that you could learn something from a Food Network reality show. I’ll admit it: I’m a Food Network junkie. If you find Laura and me watching television at night, there’s a good chance that […]

Every year, thousands of Americans start small businesses. And every year, thousands of those business fail. In fact, around 50% of all new businesses fail within five years. Why? There are many reasons — some businesses are built on crummy ideas, others are brought down by economic turmoil, and still others are run by incompetent […]

If you’re a Christian with a heart for ministry, it’s important to make sure that you have the right attitudes about money. Because wrong attitudes can stand between you and the power of God in your life. Although we don’t often think of things this way, it’s all too easy to become slave to money. […]

If you knew that a certain habit or action had a direct, positive impact on Jesus Himself, would you do it more? If so, perhaps it’s to get serious about caring for the poor. The Bible gives us an abundance of reasons why we should devote some of our time and resources to caring for […]

Debt creates slavery where love should be instead. Read More » When making a big purchase or expensive repair, it pays to get quotes and ideas from more than one company. Read More » Generosity is a hallmark of a thriving Christian life. Read More » Money can deceive you and choke out God’s fruit […]

There’s an indelible link between money and authority. In order to be effective in one, you must be effective in the other. You may think that this is obvious; after all, it seems like the people who have the money are always in charge. It’s easy for us to draw the conclusion that money begets […]

Thinking of signing lease to get your next new car at attractive monthly payments? Please, don’t buy the leasing lie! If you read our last post in this series about how buying new cars is for suckers, you may think that you can outsmart the system by leasing a new car. After all, a lease […]

How do you turn five bags of gold into ten? Unless you’re King Midas himself, there’s only one way to do it: Going to work… and working hard! Studying what the Bible says about money has taught me a lot about the concept of stewardship. God gave us everything we have, and He wants us to […]

Ebeneezer Scrooge learned it the hard way: The only way to escape greed is by learning to give. It took one seriously unpleasant Christmas Eve for Scrooge to realize how much his greed had come to control his life, and how much of an impact it was having on the people around him. Once he […]