We’re in the middle of what is, without a doubt, going to be one of strangest years in my almost-68-year lifetime. Six months ago, I didn’t think anyone would’ve believed everything that has transpired if you told them. A coronavirus pandemic, quarantines, shutdowns, record unemployment, stock market crashes, and extreme social unrest—all happening during a…
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Help—I Think Too Much About My Retirement Savings!
I was recently part of a book study with a group of men who happened to all be younger than me. During a discussion, one of them candidly commented in passing that he thinks too much about his retirement savings. It may have been a confession of sorts, but there wasn’t time to discuss it…
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5 Ways Congress May Make it Easier to Plan for Retirement
As a reader of this blog, you know that we hold to the position that the Bible teaches that it’s good to wisely save and invest for the future, including a time in “retirement” (Prov. 6-11, Prov. 21:20), and also to be “rich toward God” by “storing up treasures in heaven” (Luke 12:21; Matt. 6:19–21)….
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The Stewardship of Christmas
You may have expected an article about watching your budget during the Christmas season. That’s probably a good idea, but that’s not what this post is about. It’s about stewarding the story of the incarnation, and not just that, but the whole story of God’s plan of redemption through his Son. As Christians, we are…
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