Archive for the ‘Biblical Finance’ Category

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 ...

Tithing without getting an allowance?

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Each week at church we have "children's church" for kids up through fifth grade.  This gives the kids a church experience that's a little bit more suited for their age so that the grownups can concentrate on the message without constantly telling their young kids to be quiet. And just like ...

Some more on my goals for 2009

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

I only set two goals for myself for 2009, and they're at the heart just consistency goals: writing down whether I do something each day or not.  I figure that if I can at least do that much, then I'll be able to see how I'm doing on the goals, ...

Starbucks gift cards and God’s economy

Monday, October 20th, 2008

I'm not sure if there is any explicit biblical opinion on coffee, but a number of friends from church really enjoy their daily grind -- almost as much as I do, I dare say.  My wife isn't a big coffee drinker, though she does enjoy other Starbucks drinks as an ...