3 Kinds of Capital We Pass to our Heirs
The legacy we leave behind entails more than a will and the financial inheritance we give our heirs. Here’s a new way of looking at the kinds of capital we pass to our heirs. The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him. – Proverbs 20:7 I’ve spent a lot of…
Read MoreOur Diligence, God’s Faithfulness, and a Sure Reward
The Bible says so much about stewardship, and we want to be faithful and diligent in making giving decisions. We want to see results, and we say the word “impact” a lot. All this may lead to us wanting to please God so much that we may begin to think a lot is resting on…
Read MoreThe Second Principle of Biblical Generosity: God Owns Everything
As Founder and Creator of the heavens and the earth and all that is in them, God holds the rights to all of it. That includes even us – our bodies, our minds, and our lives. Even when we had become slaves to sin, he redeemed us, paying with his Son’s life. We are doubly…
Read MoreWhat the Wise Men Offered
In the midst of the holiday rush and end-of-year activity, we can lose sight of gift-giving’s deeper meaning. Yet, an ancient-but-familiar story offers us timeless wisdom. The wise men’s journey to Bethlehem – bringing gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the infant Jesus – was a profound act of reverence and generosity. It provides great insight…
Read More10 Examples of Generosity in the Bible and How to Follow Them
God is generous, and the Bible is full of examples of people, motivated by his goodness, who emulate this. King David poured out gifts from the national treasury and then from his personal reserves. A poor widow gave everything she had. A woman prepared a room for a traveling prophet. A group of poor Macedonians…
Read MoreWhat Does God Think About Money?
If I had any doubts about whether people are genuinely interested in learning about and applying God’s perspective on finances, they ended late in 2001 when my little book The Treasure Principle: Discovering the Secret of Joyful Giving was published. It immediately went through eight printings and sold more than 200,000 copies within ten months. Amazed observers…
Read MoreHow Do Family, Legacy, and Generosity Go Together?
I write often about family, legacy, and generosity. I was having a conversation with a colleague who questioned me about those ideas—how do they go together? He emphasized that family and legacy are felt needs but that generosity is not. True enough. Family affects us every day. We wake up every day influenced by our…
Read MoreInspired Biblical Generosity
Inspired Biblical Generosity CEO of The Signatry, Bill High, joined Jim and Martha at FCCI’s 2018 International Summit to share the mission and values of his operation, which exists to write the last check to the last missionary to be sent out to the last unreached people group so the last person can hear the gospel. Click…
Read More5 Questions About Giving Every Family Should Answer
5 Questions About Giving Every Family Should Answer In this episode from MoneyWise, Rob West and Steve Moore talk with Laurie Farquhar from NCF’s South Florida team about five important questions designed to help start conversations about giving with kids and grandkids. From how to view resources to setting a financial finish line, these questions…
Read MoreWhat to do with Money
Accountants and financial guides can offer plans and principles to guide the management of our wealth. But supreme wisdom comes from the Word of God and the Voice of our Saviour. Dr. John Neufeld, Bible teacher of Back to the Bible Canada distills from three of Jesus’ parables, principles to guide our understanding and use…
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