In most circumstances, we consider a 95 percent success rate good, or even outstanding. But when it comes to the condition of your heart, 95 percent success means five percent failure. And like a cancer, that failure can spread and grow if you don’t confront it quickly. If you’re wondering what all of this has […]

Succeeding with money is really all about serving people, and God wants us to serve people very, very well. Money and authority go hand in hand, but not in the way you might think. Financial success comes from and leads to authority. Money wants to make us slaves, but God wants us to use wealth […]

What do adultery and greed have in common? If you answer “not much,” it’s easy to understand where you’re coming from. After all, adultery is one of those really “big, bad sins,” while greed seems much less threatening. But that’s the way that God sees things. He wants us to be just as faithful in […]

Sometimes we want nice things because they’re fun, helpful or enjoyable. Other times, we want nice things just because we want other people to see us having nice things. When that happens, it’s a sure sign of slavery. The Bible teaches that, if we’re not careful, money can make slaves of us, and we’ve studied […]

The guys from Gold and Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas took the nation by storm when their TV show “Pawn Stars” debuted on the History Channel in 2009, quickly becoming America’s favorite “reality” show. And while I join millions of people who tune in to see the crew’s antics and antiques every week, I […]

King David teaches us about the responsibility that comes with God’s blessing of wealth. Make investment decisions based on performance data and financial facts, not hype, fear or wild swings of emotion.

One of the greatest dangers of Christianity is when we go out of our way to make sure that others know just how Christian we are. In our modern practice of the faith, which puts so much emphasis on looking like good Christians (regardless of what is  going on inside our hearts), this danger is […]

If debt is slavery, is there any time, under any circumstances, where it ever makes financial sense to borrow money? I can only think of one: It’s okay to take out a mortgage when you buy a house, but only if you do it the right way. We’ve made no secret of our disdain of […]

Via Flickr user mdanys. Used under Creative Commons License. Your mother first noticed it when you were about 18 months old — on the playground one day, you saw another child, and his toy caught your eye. That toy looked awesome. Sure, you had a toy too. But all the sudden, your toy wasn’t enough […]

Zacchaeus was a wee little man… but he was also a money slave. This New Testament character may be best known for the children’s song about his small stature, but students of every age can learn a lot from Zacchaeus and his interactions with Jesus. Zacchaeus may be one of the Bible’s most clear examples […]

Via Flickr, by user Wonderlane. Used under Creative Commons License. I’d like to introduce you to a friend of mine; we’ll call him Young American. You probably know him (or her) as well. Young American is in his early twenties, recently graduated from college, and got his first “grown-up job,” where he earns a yearly […]

No matter how much money we through at it, this socialist program can never truly succeed because it creates no wealth. If we’re going to invest our money well, we need to understand exactly what we’re doing and how it’s going to help us.

A friendly demeanor and beautiful imagery don’t make up for the fact that Western Sky loans are for suckers. Montel Williams” smiling face masks a pack of lending wolves who will only make bad money problems worse. This company’s slick sales pitch masks the true cost of their short-term loans, which can climb over 1000% […]

Why social welfare programs don’t get us off the hook for giving to the poor. God intends for His people — not the government — to take care of the poor. God never intended for the government to care for the poor — that work is for His church.