Archive for the ‘Biblical Finance’ Category

More discussion on charging your tithe

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

On last week's post on whether you should be able to put your tithe on a credit card, I received a well thought-out response from commenter Brian.  I'll reprint it here, and discuss it. I work with more than 800 mainline protestant churches in Ohio. I say the credit card issue ...

Should you be able to give your tithe on a credit card?

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

At lunch yesterday I saw this:  Now even God takes credit cards!  The article lists a number of new (or relatively new) places that have come to accept plastic for payment, and number 2 on the list was churches.  Some churches now have debit- and credit-card kiosks for charging a ...

Count the cost, both present and future

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

"For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost?" Luke 14:28 First off, Happy Independence Day to my American readers.  Happy July 4th to others. ;) Gary North's Tip of the Week (subscribe for free in the upper right of this page) was ...

A couple of ways to avoid getting your electricity shut off

Friday, May 1st, 2009

I'm on the benevolence committee at our church.  Quite out of the blue during the past couple of weeks we've had at least four requests come for help with electrical bills.  This drives home that people are really struggling.  People will sacrifice a lot of things before they lose electricity. Once ...