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Faith, Finances, Repost

Money, Morale, and Momentum, Part 1 | TheResurgence

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Wise financial thoughts from Mark Driscoll…

The book of Proverbs, on two occasions, says, “The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it” Prov. 22:3; 27:12. Since there is no one of merit indicating that the financial mess we are in will be resolved anytime soon, it is foolish for ministry leaders to not see the dangers that are potentially lurking ahead and make adjustments as necessary.

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Family, Finances, Repost

Repost from The Simple Dollar: Using a Gratitude Journal as a Personal Motivator to Save Money and Enjoy Life

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Some good thoughts from The Simple Dollar blog:

A few weeks ago, a nice reader named Nicole introduced me to the concept of a gratitude journal:

Have you ever written about a gratitude journal? It’s something I’ve started doing and it’s really helped me figure out what is important in my life. It’s easy. Each day you just write down the five things you’re thankful for.

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Economy, Faith, Finances

The Good Recession by Tony Reinke

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Tony Reinke in his blog Miscellanies made a recent post…

Joshua Harris recently preached a pair of messages at Covenant Life Church (Gaithersburg, MD). Entitled “The Good Recession,” Harris taught from Luke 12:13-34. Both messages addressed the proper Christian response to this season of economic uncertainty and targeted the themes of greed and covetousness (week 1) and worry (part 2).

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Economy, Finances

Donation plea overload in the mail? “Trash It”

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Joel Belz offers some good advice for those who are receiving an extra amount of charitable giving pleas in their mailboxes:

If things are really bad for the economy in general for the year ahead, one component may have it even worse. Those are the folks who manage the charitable and non-profit organizations of our society.

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Faith, Finances, Reviews

Dave Ramsey – Looking at our finances from a decidedly different perspective

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Author and speaker, Dave Ramsey, offers sound financial advice through the several books he has authored along with his website and a 12 week seminar offered at many locations around the country called Financial Peace University. Having experienced “having it all, losing it all, and getting it back” he offers sound advice regarding personal financial discipline and management that allows families and individuals to achieve financial independence the old fashioned way.
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