October 27, 2011 By bnjewell Via Flicker by user Jason Rogers. Used under Create Commons License. It has come to my attention recently that, unbeknownst to most Bible translators and Hebrew scholars, there is actually an Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt borrow. It must be a hidden commandment, right? How else would you account for something […]

December 30, 2011 By bnjewell Via Flicker, by user Ted Percival. Used under Creative Commons License. Our friend Young American has a problem: Though he has a college degree and a job that pays $30,000 per year, his lifestyle spending is outpacing his earnings, so he is bouncing checks and running up credit card debt. […]

May 6, 2012 By bnjewell How do you turn five bags of gold into ten? Unless you’re King Midas himself, there’s only one way to do it: Get to work! In this series, we’ve been examining the biblical truth of stewardship. God gave us everything that we have, and He wants us to be good […]

May 6, 2012 By bnjewell How do you turn five bags of gold into ten? Unless you’re King Midas himself, there’s only one way to do it: Get to work! In this series, we’ve been examining the biblical truth of stewardship. God gave us everything that we have, and He wants us to be good […]

May 6, 2012 By bnjewell How do you turn five bags of gold into ten? Unless you’re King Midas himself, there’s only one way to do it: Get to work! In this series, we’ve been examining the biblical truth of stewardship. God gave us everything that we have, and He wants us to be good […]

May 6, 2012 By bnjewell How do you turn five bags of gold into ten? Unless you’re King Midas himself, there’s only one way to do it: Get to work! In this series, we’ve been examining the biblical truth of stewardship. God gave us everything that we have, and He wants us to be good […]

May 6, 2012 By bnjewell How do you turn five bags of gold into ten? Unless you’re King Midas himself, there’s only one way to do it: Get to work! In this series, we’ve been examining the biblical truth of stewardship. God gave us everything that we have, and He wants us to be good […]

April 22, 2012 By bnjewell 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 […]

April 22, 2012 By bnjewell 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 […]

March 26, 2013 By bnjewell Not every insurance product on the market today is a good buy — in fact, some of them are downright crazy. Having good insurance is an important part of building a stable financial life. It can help to make you financially whole in case a disaster claims your car or […]

April 4, 2013 By bnjewell If you need a good reason to buy insurance coverage, consider this: Having insurance can mean the difference between passing an inheritance on to the next generation or leaving them nothing at all. There are all kinds of great reasons to buying health, life, home, auto and other insurance. Having […]

April 4, 2013 By bnjewell If you need a good reason to buy insurance coverage, consider this: Having insurance can mean the difference between passing an inheritance on to the next generation or leaving them nothing at all. There are all kinds of great reasons to buying health, life, home, auto and other insurance. Having […]

March 28, 2013 By bnjewell Have you ever considered selling olive oil to get out of debt? There’s a fascinating story in II Kings 4 that deals with debt, olive oil and God’s miraculous provision for one family. It’s a short story, and its financial implications are easy to miss if you don’t read it […]

April 2, 2013 By bnjewell What does it take to become one of the world’s most prolific givers? I recently read “Outliers,” an excellent book by Malcolm Gladwell that studies the extraordinary practices and circumstances that vault superstars to prominence. The book deals with people who have been abundantly successful in technology, business, athletics, music […]