did you know you are 54 times more like to get hired through a referral? think about that for a minute… i said times, not percent, TIMES. it’s a really astonishing number really, and should cause you to ask, “how do I make that number work to my advantage?” the answer: networking. it’s [...]
about 6 years ago I “convinced” my husband to go through a crown ministries bible study together. i had heard wonderful things about the study and thought it would be just the ticket to fine tuning our communication about money. in my mind it was all about what he needed to learn, realize, and change [...]
I think deep down, we all must want to be good managers. Why else would there be FarmVille, RollerCoaster Tycoon, Monopoly, and lemonade stands? Those are all forms of stewardship. They’re just a little different than the real thing since crops aren’t really harvested on a click, and business is always good when your lemon supplier [...]
What if we feared God and used Money… instead of fearing Money and using God? We worry that our money will go away, get stolen, be lost somehow. We desperately pray for God to bless our money. We give a little bit to the church once in awhile to make sure God answers those prayers. We [...]
There are so many voices out there, especially when it comes to money. So many philosophies and attitudes and books and even names for it. Money, cash, benjamins, moolah, denaro, beans, bucks, greenbacks. Even within the Church there seem to be so many different theologies about money. One view that seems to capture the Bible's…
I recently picked up a book called Smart Couples Finish Rich by David Bach. My curiosity was first piqued by the title, somehow implying that the only way the end our lives well was to end it rich. But I was also curious what it would say about how we order our financial lives. What would a book, apart from biblical principles or ideals, say about…
Our relationship with Money starts with our relationship with God. The older I get, the more I understand that not only is my view of money a deeply spiritual thing, but also that what I believe about money goes hand in hand with what I believe about God. I can’t exclude the area of finances from my faith. Hebrews 11:1-2 says, “What is faith? It is…
