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God Owns it All
The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, the world, and those who dwell in it. For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. Psalms 24:1-2
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Are Students doing the Math on School Loans?
We see it every day. College graduates (some of them not so recent) saddled with the repayment of school loans that is quite frankly eating their lunch. It is becoming apparent to me that we are not doing a good enough job helping our students do the simple math of the loans. The simple math…
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When should my missionary get a raise?
Have you ever supported someone or some ministry for a long time at the very same amount? When I was on staff with a student ministry we had many families who locked into their $25 a month for 10 plus years. Now don’t get me wrong I appreciated their faithfulness, but someone who is that…
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Is it possible to be completely debt free?
Have you ever considered what it would feel like to be completely out of debt? No mortgage payments. No car payments. No school loan payments. No consumer loan payments. No medical debt payments, No personal loans. Nothing. Notta. Zilch. What does that feel like? Freedom? Liberation?
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One Million Dollars is a lot of Money to Save
I have been doing a lot of thinking lately about retirement. Unfortunately, I am one of those guys who didn’t listen real well in the Investment 101 class. Come to think of it, I am not sure I got invited to the Investment 101 class. I heard about it and even got some of my…
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Should I Buy Stuff I Can’t Afford?
SNL-dont buy stuff you cant afford from Dean Francis on Vimeo.
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God is Generous
One of the things my partner says all the time is that we should be generous because God is generous. I know that to be true but it always strikes me when he says it. God loved the world so much that He gave… On this Valentines weekend it is a good reminder that our…
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What is Modern Day Contentment?
I have a new necessity in my routine… Shave Butter. Where have you been all my life? The makers of Shave Butter say that I have been “flying blind” all these years in my shaving. And I guess that’s true because I really can’t see my face with the old traditional foams and gels. But…
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Giving to Change the World
We are reviewing a book that has the potential to be a game changer in the area of generosity.. or at least a thought provoking work… check out this excerpt LET US BEGIN on a positive note. The up-side potential for good in U.S. Christian giving is immense, almost unimaginable. If American Christians were to give…