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Give Me Neither Poverty nor Riches: Lessons from the FTX Debacle

Two things I asked of You, do not refuse me before I die: keep deception and lies far from me, give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is my portion, that I not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?” or that I not be in want and steal, and profane the name of my God. (Proverbs 30.7-9...
November 16, 2022Posted inCurrent EventsTags: , , , ,
When Business Owners are “All About the Money”
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When Business Owners are “All About the Money”

I was recently reading Acts 16 and several things about the owners of the slave girl jumped out at me from the page. Here's the passage: 16Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. 17 She followed...
October 10, 2022Posted inChristian StewardshipTags: , , , ,
The Theological Context of Business Ownership Part VII: The Value of Faith and Money
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The Theological Context of Business Ownership Part VII: The Value of Faith and Money

Part 7 of 7. This seventh and final section finishes the theological context for business ownership by elevating our faith and relationship with God far above our businesses and any wealth we might have. I felt God wanted me to coalesce into one section several passages which form the Biblical truth that faith is (much) more valuable than wealth. Some of what I present in this section...
January 20, 2021Posted inTheology and BusinessTags: , , ,
Posted inExecutive Insights

Considerations for Selling Your Business

If you own a business, there’s only three ways you can leave it: A) liquidate (go out of business), B) Die or C) sell. Obviously, the best option in most situations is to sell your business – to convert the value of your business to cash. When buyers come knocking on your door, they are going to be looking for any number of things, including (but not...
September 19, 2020Posted inExecutive InsightsTags: ,
Greed, Christians and Business Ownership
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Greed, Christians and Business Ownership

Also known as an intense Love of Money, Greed is characterized by an excessive or rapacious desire for money and is often linked with selfishness and, more generally, corruption of character. This is aptly illustrated in Ezekiel 33.30-32, where the Lord describes his people as those who “express devotion” to God but their “hearts are greedy for unjust gain”. Greed can be applied to a deep desire...
August 11, 2020Posted inTheology and BusinessTags: , , , ,
Posted inChristian Stewardship

Foundations in Christian Stewardship Part III God Gives us the Ability to Create Wealth

Watch the companion video of this Foundation for Christian Stewardship at the Bible and Business You Tube Channel. Deuteronomy 8.10-18 is one of the foundational passages for Christian Stewardship. Here are verses 10-11: 8.10-11: When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you. Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to...
August 9, 2020Posted inChristian StewardshipTags: , , , ,
Posted inExecutive Insights

The Price of Taxing the Rich Too Much

Probably one of the most insightful articles on why governments have such a hard time during recessions - they tax the rich so much that when the rich's income varies, so does the revenue of the government. The summary is that they have relied too much on the rich to provide too much of their revenue base. Since the rich have the most volatile incomes of anyone in the nation,...
August 8, 2020Posted inExecutive InsightsTags: , , , , ,
Wealth in Proverbs
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Wealth in Proverbs

Business owners have unique opportunities to leverage the work and talent of others to create value for their customers and wealth for themselves. How a Christian Business Owner manages the wealth that God gives him or her (Deuteronomy 8) is a core stewardship issue about which God will evaluate the owner. So, given that the Bible gives us everything we need to know from the mind of...
November 25, 2017Posted inTheology and BusinessTags: , , ,
The Love of Money is the Root of All Evil
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The Love of Money is the Root of All Evil

Taken from 1 Timothy 6.6-16 6But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. 9 Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For...
March 13, 2015Posted inTheology and BusinessTags: , , ,
Profits: God’s Purposes for Business – Part III
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Profits: God’s Purposes for Business – Part III

When profits are consistently achieved ethically, sustainability is achieved for the owner, employees, and the community. Hence, a third purpose for business can be stated this way: Business exists to create profits, which provides the business sustainability that allows the owner to fulfil the other five purposes. Profits are a good indicator on excesses in the other purposes: If one of the other purposes gets out of...
November 1, 2013Posted inChristian Stewardship, Theology and BusinessTags: , ,