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1. Why This Might Be the Most Important Key to Protecting Your Financial Security

All of the claims and counterclaims of the Trump surveillance scandal have reminded us that the government can sift through all of your phone records and internet activity at any time. Under Obamacare, ...

Created on 27 September 2018

2. Many Pastors Are Unprepared for Ministry in These 8 Areas

Relational intelligence. Leadership skills. Dealing with critics. Family matters. Finances. Consumer mentality. Uneven expectations. Uneven spiritual growth. Some highlights from today's Rainer Report ...

Created on 21 September 2018

3. Did God Invent Bankruptcy in the Old Testament?

During this time of the year, we join with our Jewish friends to celebrate their fall feasts. It was on Yom Kipper (The Day of Atonement), celebrated today, in the jubilee year that the trumpets blew, ...

Created on 19 September 2018

4. 14 Ways to Financially Prepare for Hurricane Florence

With hurricanes popping up in the Atlantic, it is a good time to remember that disasters, natural and manmade, are a part of life. With a little planning, you can be ready: You can't prepare for Armageddon. ...

Created on 13 September 2018

5. How to Turn Your Financial Problems Into Blessings

Motivational writer Napoleon Hill did a study of the richest men in early 20th century America to see what caused them to succeed. He found that the only thing they had in common was overcoming a crushing ...

Created on 06 September 2018

6. 5 Commandments of Prosperity to Meditate on This Labor Day

Labor Day is coming up next Monday, Sept. 3, and it is a good time to reflect on just where your labor is taking you. Work is one of what we call the "Five Commandments of Prosperity" found in the Bible. ...

Created on 31 August 2018

7. Pastors' Salaries Not Keeping Up With Inflation Rate

Compensation for full-time Southern Baptist pastors and church staff has lagged behind the growth in the cost-of-living over the past two years. And health insurance coverage remains low, according to ...

Created on 30 August 2018

8. Watch Out: Debt Crisis Has Tripled for Senior Citizens

... of our bankruptcy laws. (Deut. 15:1-18), and it is He who advises us to seek forgiveness and release from bondage to debt (Prov. 6:1-11). So do not wait to get your finances in order. Even so, if you missed ...

Created on 22 August 2018

9. Get Free From Debt's Slavery With These Helps

This week is the sad anniversary of the introduction of slavery into the U.S. in 1619. Slavery, like its modern cousins, socialism and communism, represents an extreme manifestation of the spirit of money, ...

Created on 14 August 2018

10. Tips and Tricks to Relieve Some of Your Back-to-School Expenses

It seems like summer has only gotten started, and yet it's almost time to start another school year. The beginning of school is a time of financial stress for many families. Kids need school supplies and ...

Created on 02 August 2018

11. Tackling Your Major Credit Card Problems With Godly Wisdom

Credit card debt levels have been climbing after a long decline, and credit card debt remains a major problem for many people. Here are a few ideas to help you manage problem credit card debt: 1. Wean ...

Created on 31 July 2018

12. The First Step to Fixing Your Broken Credit Score

Solomon said "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches" (Prov. 22:1). This is certainly true in the financial realm, where a good name on your credit report can open the way to purchase a car ...

Created on 20 July 2018

13. 15 Smart Financial Tips for Your Child When They Leave Home

A pilot's first solo flight is a big moment in his life. Your financial solo is a great moment in yours. Some Tips for the Journey 1. You can be single without being solitary. Family, friends, co-workers ...

Created on 13 July 2018

14. Why Are So Many Turning to Biblically Responsible Investing?

The internet allows potential investors to learn more about companies, follow stocks, get industry news and even keep up with the messages businesses want to send out on social media. But how much can ...

Created on 12 July 2018

15. Personal Prosperity Is God's Idea for Your Life

... rd over my credit and finances. One day I decided to test one of the laws of the Fair Credit Reporting Acting that I had recently learned. In a nutshell, the law states that consumers have the right to challe ...

Created on 05 July 2018

16. Use Your God-Given Rights to Achieve Your Financial Independence

This week, as we celebrate another Independence Day we are reminded of the ringing declarations made by the Founding Fathers on July 4, 1776. They are the cornerstones of our national liberty and your ...

Created on 05 July 2018

17. Are You Financially Prepared for Old Age?

New data shows that many Americans are not financially prepared for their old age. The number of 50- to 59-year-olds with adequate savings to quit work at retirement age in 2007 was about 68 percent. As ...

Created on 28 June 2018

18. Social Security Is No Substitute for Savings

...  more borrowing. As time passes the pressure on government finances will only increase as the population ages and retirees are not replaced by young workers paying taxes. At the same time politicians refus ...

Created on 21 June 2018

19. You Can't Be Spiritually or Financially Free Until You Know This Truth

June 19 is a special day in Texas. On that date in 1865, the slaves in Texas found out the Civil War had ended and they were set free. Abraham Lincoln had given the slaves legal freedom on January 1, 1863, ...

Created on 14 June 2018

20. Profound Financial Advice for Soon-to-Be Newlyweds From a Christian CPA

Wedding season is upon us again. It's a great time of life but it comes with many financial challenges. Here are some thoughts: Marriage is the world's best anti-poverty program. Two really can live better, ...

Created on 07 June 2018