Money Matters

By Art Rainer | Article from ThomRainer.com 5 DECEMBER 2015 We all have people in our lives that we identify as generous. And it is not simply because they give away significant amounts of money, though they may. As Mark 12:41-44 shows us, those who give away numerically little may […]

By Brian Zahnd| Article from blog.echurchgiving.com 3 DECEMBER 2015 “Don’t let yourselves be squeezed into the shape dictated by the present age.” –Romans 12:2 The Apostle Paul used this provocative language to urge the followers of Jesus who were living in the capital of the Roman Empire to resist enforced

By Stuart McAllister | Article from SliceofInfinity.org  December 2015 In many ways our society is motivated by consumption. Our desire to have stuff charts the course of many of our pursuits and without such desire the economy would no doubt collapse. Yet reflect for a moment on how pervasive this

By Brad Hambrick | Article from Counseling Reflection NOVEMBER 10, 2015 (Posted on ThomRainer’s Notible Voices) A budget is more than numbers scribbled on a yellow steno pad in response to a crisis with good intentions that will never be fulfilled. That is the equivalent of saying that a wedding

By Todd McMichen | Article from visionroom.com, posted on blog.echurchgiving.com 3 NOVEMBER 2015   Recently I had the privilege of launching a Generosity Culture session with a pastor who is leading one of the most successful churches in his state. Over the years they have grown from a few hundred

By Brian Fourman | Article from biblemoneymatters.com 19 OCTOBER 2015   Perhaps no other issue in the personal finance space pits one advocate against another to a greater extent than does the issue of debt. Proponents on both sides have very clear and passionate answers to questions such as “Should

By Jayson D. Brandley | Article from blog.echurchgiving.com 22 OCTOBER 2015 I was looking for some good advice on becoming more generous. Before I could finish typing in my search, Google pulled from its history of trillions of searches to try and help me finish my question. Let’s be honest,

By Jayson D. Bradley | Article from blog.echurchgiving.com 14 OCTOBER 2015 Becoming more like Jesus is the goal of all spiritual formation. John says it this way, “By this we may know that we are in him: whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way

By Chuck Lawless | Article from blog.echurchgiving.com 15 OCTOBER 2015 Few people are as frugal as I am. In fact, I’m cheap. I admit it. So, talking about increasing giving is not easy for me – but it’s critical to the work of God. My strong desire to see our

By Nathan Dungan | Article from SHARESAVESPEND.COM  15 SEPTEMBER 2015 Did you know the average American adult buys a meal or snack from a restaurant 5.8 times a week and more than 30% of children eat fast food on any given day? Americans are eating out more than ever. Why?