In honor of this really cool day, 1/11/11, I’d like to focus on how to make giving your number one priority. Often it seems that tithing and giving back falls at the end of your financial list. The money that we give ends up being whatever we have left after paying bills and meeting obligations. [...]
My pastor gave an interesting sermon this Sunday about investing in the kingdom. The message made me consider selling everything I own in order to help more people. But realistically, it really drove home the point that everything we are given is on loan from God and should be used for His glory. There’s no [...]
Money is important, but it is the root of all evils according to the Bible, says blogger Judith Aparri with Everyday Christian. However, we need it to support our families and pay for food, shelter, clothing and other necessities. Being wealthy isn’t a sin, adds Aparri. But it matters how we look at it and [...]
Twenty-nine-year-old South Carolina pastor Blake Pitts of Grace Baptist Church in Seneca, South Carolina did pretty much everything wrong. He launched a capital giving campaign during one of the worst recessions in decades in his small church in a small town. But Blake has seen huge growth in his church and says it’s because God [...]
We’ve covered Rule One and Rule Two of Joseph Sangl‘s rules of money management – dealing with saving and investing. Rule #3: Nothing will happen until you do something Joseph used to have a regular job – a 9 to 5 type – but instead of being excited every morning about his work, he would [...]
The topic of money is discussed in the Bible many, many times. A website that I frequent is Everyday Christian and they talk about several topics, such as money, relationships, health and Christian living. Not long ago, I wrote a blog about tithing and wanted to explore the area of money and the Bible a [...]
Tithing may be something you aren’t familiar with and you may have questions about how to do it and how much to give. The rule of thumb is to give 10 percent of your gross income to the church. The Bible says to tithe and to put God first in our finances. Proverbs 3:9-10 says, [...]
In October 2008, my church pastor challenged the congregation to tithe for three months. We took the challenge. At the time tithing was a big leap of faith for me and my husband. The week after our first tithe I lost my job causing a large financial blow to our budget. However, we knew that [...]