Guard Your Heart – Let the King of Glory In

I want to share a story from about 20 years ago that taught me the importance of guarding my heart. At the time, I often listened to talk radio while driving. Over several years, I found myself frequently getting angry about politics and culture. Eventually I realized all this negative input was affecting me. Like […]

The 10 Commandments of Biblical Financial Stewardship

In the classic film The Ten Commandments, Moses comes down from Mount Sinai with God’s holy laws etched in stone. While Scripture doesn’t give 10 commandments for finances, it does provide timeless principles to guide our stewardship. Applying these precepts leads to blessing and freedom. Building wealth starts with spending less than we make. Gambling […]

Seeking Biblical Financial Counsel

Throughout life, we receive advice from many sources. As a kid, I often ignored my parents’ wise guidance, only realizing later how right they were. The same principle applies with finances – we must seek and heed sound biblical counsel, not just popular worldly perspectives. Proverbs 15:22 warns that “plans fail for lack of counsel, […]

Pursuing Early Retirement God’s Way

The FIRE movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early) is attracting many with the dream of one day having enough passive income from investments to stop working. It’s an alluring goal. But should Christians pursue early retirement? While tempting, we must examine our motivations prayerfully. Will it deepen dependence on God or reduce it? Is the aim […]