Charity is meaningless if it isn’t driven by a heart of love. Taking care of the needy proves to the world that our faith is alive. Jesus promises that giving to the poor benefits us as much as them. Giving money to impress others is a form of financial slavery.

Perhaps we don’t talk about this enough in churches these days, but the mandate in scripture is clear: If we’re going to follow Christ on His terms, we’re going to have to take care of the poor. When you begin to study the Bible to find out what it has to say about money, you […]

Generosity is a hallmark of a thriving Christian life. Money can deceive you and choke out God’s fruit in your life. How to make the tithe fit into your personal financial world. Generosity makes your world bigger.

Why is it that our friends’ life events cost us so much money? If you’ve made it to your mid-20s, you undoubtedly know what I’m talking about. Your friends have begun to get married, and you’ve discovered that their weddings are expensive affairs… for you! And if you’ve hit 30, you probably know that as those […]

The way to true satisfaction in life is to look past your financial circumstances and fill your heart with God’s strength. Don’t let the appeal of wealth distract you from what you were really made for. Your kids will do what they see you doing,.. So set them up for financial success by doing the […]

If your wealth makes me jealous, I must be a slave to money. The things that you chose to treasure will become the focus of your heart. The only way to escape the spiritual slavery of greed is to intentionally grow a generous heart… by giving to others. Cultivating a thankful heart can free you […]

Via Flickr, by user Samuel M. Livingston. Used under Creative Commons License. “I don’t have to do anything but die, and live until I do.” That’s one of my favorite things I ever heard my mother say… and believe me, she’s said some doozies. Mom usually says this in response to someone telling her that […]

Debt takes away more opportunities than it affords. Success with money requires value judgments and strategic planning. Selfishness steals our peace, but generosity gives it in abundance. Small indulgences can add up to big financial problems.

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 […]

Late-night preachers may like to talk about prosperity, but there’s much more to the work of God than money. God wants us to succeed with money, and He wants to show us how to do it. All we have to do is ask Him. God wants us to prosper financially, but He also wants us […]

Payday lenders make me sick. Although too few people realize it, debt is almost always a bad a idea. Of course, many people borrow and lend money with good intentions, looking to help people pay for school, buy a car, or do other things that may help them in life. And even though the debt […]

When you hear that call in your heart, it resounds throughout your whole being: God wants you for full-time ministry. It’s an exciting moment, but one that comes with a huge question: How are you going to pay for it? Whether you’re a pastor or other professional worker in a church, or you’re involved in […]

It’s dangerous to make financial decisions based on what others will think. There’s no need to apologize for the wealth that we enjoy — God uses prosperity to tell others of His goodness. Don’t let the appeal of wealth distract you from what you were really made for. Your greatest assets have nothing to do […]

Sometimes we all have trouble being the people we wish we were… and we don’t even realize we’re falling short. Things like money and selfishness can warp our hearts and send our lives in some ugly directions. Everybody struggles with selfishness from time to time. And it can cause all sorts of problems in our […]