Money

  1. From Donation to Sacrifice

    Blog From Donation to Sacrifice

    I believe that when we become Christian, there is one new birth but many conversions. I became a new person in Jesus in 1969, but I wasn’t converted in my wallet until 1976. …

  2. Money and Guilt Trips

    Blog Money and Guilt Trips

    Several years ago, I was preaching to a group of teenagers about stewardship and I unfortunately played the “feel guilty for spending money” card. I referenced the…

  3. Redecorating Chapels

    Blog Redecorating Chapels

    Here’s a question that I almost never hear asked: Can a church be prophetic (by which I mean witnessing to the reality of God’s Kingdom justice and love in the…

  4. 7 Ways to Spend Christmas

    Blog 7 Ways to Spend Christmas

    I stood in the aisle at Toys ‘R’ Us and I cried my little eyes out. My mom had told me that I could pick out one toy, and I simply could not decide which one to…

  5. 3 Steps to Improve Your Church’s Financial Health Through Budgeting Practices

    Blog 3 Steps to Improve Your Church’s Financial Health Through Budgeting Practices

    Earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal reported on the increasing number of churches that are having difficulty making ends meet and are losing church buildings to…

  6. Does God Really Need Another Pair of Black Mary Janes?

    Blog Does God Really Need Another Pair of Black Mary Janes?

    I’ve been thinking a lot about money lately. Mostly, how I’m a dirty, rotten spender. I have tremendous guilt surrounding the mismanagement of funds that I blame…

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