Monthly Archives: March 2010

A Lesson in Contentment

A Lesson in Contentment (This is a guest post I did a month back for ChristianPF.com) “There’s nothing to eat,” I murmured to myself as I stood staring endlessly into my kitchen pantry. You know the position-arms braced on each … Continue reading

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How Should a Christian View the Welfare System?

I got asked by a friend the other day: “How should a Christian view the Welfare System?”  Tough question.  Loaded question.  There are a lot of hidden assumptions and persuasions within such a question- humanitarian, political, economic, social, spiritual, religious…  … Continue reading

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Spurgeon: Two Types of Poverty

I was asked the question:  How should a Christian view the welfare system?  I am going to answer this question on Friday’s post.  Today, I am going to post a selection from a Charles Spurgeon sermon (Sermon #320).  He argues there are two … Continue reading

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Website Spotlight

This is a site that I more or less take for granted that everyone has discovered.  In talking with a close friend who had never heard of it, I thought I would mention it again.  The site is: biblegateway.com The … Continue reading

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Mistakes Churches Make with Money: Lifestyle

I am a firm believer in the principle: “He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much.” (Lk. 16:10)  I believe that the same principles that govern “faithful management” in the micro setting are fitting … Continue reading

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Mistakes Churches Make with Money: Leveraging

I am a firm believer in the principle: “He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much.” (Lk. 16:10)  I believe that the same principles that govern “faithful management” in the micro setting are fitting … Continue reading

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Mistakes Churches Make with Money: Giving

I am a firm believer in the principle: “He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much.” (Lk. 16:10)  I believe that the same principles that govern “faithful management” in the micro setting are fitting … Continue reading

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