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Biblical Financial Literacy: Saving Money
Financial freedom is magnificent, but it’s also rare. Why? It doesn’t come naturally; we must continually fight for it. Imagine an intense battle raging on four sides of your financial territory.
Read MoreBiblical Financial Literacy: Sharing Money
So far, we looked at the two most important battle zones in our fight for financial freedom: personal productivity (November) and personal consumption (February). Now it’s time to consider how we share our own money—voluntarily or involuntarily. Involuntary Sharing? Involuntary sharing? You guessed it! Taxes. March and April are taxing times in Canada. If you…
Read MoreBiblical Financial Literacy: Controlling Consumption
In November we looked at the least discussed key to financial success—our personal productivity. Now its time to look at the most common reason for financial failure—excess personal consumption. What to buy? In many ways unbridled consumption is the hallmark of our age. We are being fed the lie that more stuff brings more happiness.…
Read MoreBiblical Financial Literacy: Productivity
November is financial literacy month in Canada. I suspect we will hear much about the stock market, inflation, taxes, interest rates, and retirement woes but little, if any, about productivity. Personal productivity is the neglected essential to financial success. It’s a human trait to look outside for solutions while often the answer is in our…
Read MoreBiblical Financial Literacy: An Introduction
In just three years, the greatest teacher of all time impacted the world more than anyone else. How was that possible? Jesus Christ was both human and divine. What did He say about financial literacy? A lot! He taught about money matters more than heaven and hell combined. Many of His parables were filled with financial overtones.…
Read MoreThe Great Reset Robbery: Part Four
Warm Greetings from Calgary! I hope you are keeping well and looking forward to the summer. I’m still expecting the North American money markets to go down to pay for our expensive and erratic responses to Covid. It would be very different if our governments had billions stored in reserve—like the vast amounts of resources…
Read MoreInvesting During the Great Reset Robbery
How do you invest during a robbery? Robbery? What robbery? Would governments ever take away our wealth? How trustworthy are they with taxpayer’s money? Is this just conspiracy theory or fiction? Look at What will the World Look like in 2030? – World Economic Forum I believe the massive financial stimuli by central governments in…
Read MoreThe Great Reset Robbery
Can you remember last time you pushed the reset button on your phone or computer? Pushing a reset button is usually a non-event. Most electronics are designed with reset buttons, used to get everything working properly again. They normally restart the system quickly. Simple. Easy. Painless. What about “The Great Reset” politicians are talking about?…
Read MoreRegistered Resurrection Account: Part Six—Start Now
Start anytime—even now, and even if it’s with a small amount. God looks at giving on a relative scale. A five-dollar gift by one person may be more significant than a five-hundred-dollar gift by another. It may be more significant in the eyes of God, although not for treasurers and accountants on earth. For further…
Read MoreRegistered Resurrection Account: Part Five—Risk-Free Investments
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal,” Matthew 6:20. This investment strategy is repeated as Jesus said, “Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will…
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