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We can learn a stern lesson about money from the story of a certain rich man that Jesus told the Pharisees in Luke 16:19-31.  The Pharisees were strictly religious but they loved money.  And in the context of the Jewish culture of their day, they equated money and material possessions with being under God’s blessing [...]

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Luke 19:1 Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. 2 There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich. 3 He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd. 4 [...]

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Economics as a discipline has been deemed “a dismal science.” Yet its impact has far reaching affects to our everyday lives. It under girds the determination of domestic and foreign policy, the allocation of resources, and the standard of living for rich and poor alike.  In moments of inflation crisis, such as what is currently happening with the [...]

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A recent article by a Duke Sociology Professor Lisa A. Keister examines how religion affects the wealth of believers.
Durham, NC — Conservative Protestants tend to save less and accumulate fewer assets than other Americans, and their religious beliefs contribute to their low wealth, according to a new study by a Duke University sociologist.
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“What is an ‘-ism?’  And why do you feel the need to add it to the gospel?” you might ask.  An ‘-ism” is a suffix added to a word to denote a distinctive system of beliefs or theory codified and adhered to by a individual or group. 
For more, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/-ism
In the case, I use it as an [...]

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1st Peter 1:7 These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ [...]

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1st Corinthians 15:1 “Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in it. 2 It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you—unless, of course, you believed something [...]

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“Look, God is not impressed by how much money you have. Instead, He is impressed by how much faith you have.”

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2nd Timothy 3:16  “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do [...]

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“…our traditional and instinctive understanding of scarcity must change. Why? In the Kingdom of God, there’s only one thing that will be scarce.”

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