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Registered Resurrection Account: Part Four— Making Withdrawals
How accessible is “treasure in heaven?” Must we die to enjoy our pie in the sky? The answer is a resounding NO! It is downright discouraging to have wealth super safe, yet totally illiquid and inaccessible. The description “in heaven” can be misleading. It’s not about the location (heaven), it’s about the custodian—God. Jesus is…
Read MoreRegistered Resurrection Account: Part Three — Faith-Based Investing
The investor must give by faith. It’s not a faith in “faith,” but a faith in God—that God will see and respond. “Without faith it is impossible to please God,” Hebrews 11:6. When we give generously by faith, we don’t know how and when God will “repay,” but He certainly will. God’s blessing is a…
Read MoreRegistered Resurrection Account: Part Two
A physical resurrection will certainly shock those who have been cremated. Cremation is financially cheaper than a burial, and takes up less space than a grave or tomb, but make no mistake: God has ordained a bodily resurrection for everyone. Physical reconstruction of a human body is not hard for God; it’s just a matter…
Read MoreRegistered Resurrection Account: Part One
It’s important to save. Saving isn’t easy—especially not in our consumption-driven culture. Debt reduction is usually the most important and difficult step in saving, but it’s essential for financial freedom. Saving allows us to set aside some current income for future enjoyment. This future enjoyment can be short or long, and—believe it or not—can even…
Read MoreHow to Work Better — Part 9 of 9: Rest and Enjoy!
This is the last article in the series on improving our personal work habits by studying God’s work habits. Have you ever wondered why God gave us a step-by-step account of His work in Creation? Why did He put in certain details and leave out others? Who cares? Isn’t evolution a fact? I believe Darwinistic…
Read MoreHow to Work Better — Part 8 of 9: Appoint Good Management (Day 6)
This is the second-last article in a series, taken from Genesis chapter one, on improving our personal productivity by studying how God works. Today’s lesson: DELEGATE. God finished His work only after He had appointed someone else to take care of the earth. For this task, God created and commissioned mankind.1 He made mankind in…
Read MoreHow to Work Better — Part 7 of 9: First Plan the Work, Then WORK the Plan (Day 5)
Many people in the Western world have financial problems because of bad work habits. They are struggling with basic skills. It’s time we all went back and learned from our Creator. This is our seventh lesson on improving our personal productivity based on the Bible. In Genesis chapter one, God gave us a day by…
Read MoreHow to Work Better — Part 6 of 9: Use Schedules (Day 4)
This is our sixth lesson in improving personal productivity based on a study of Genesis chapter one. Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years; and let them be…
Read MoreHow to Work Better — Part 5 of 9: Looking Good! (Day 3)
This is our fifth lesson in improving personal productivity based on a study of Genesis chapter one. Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear,” and it was so. God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called…
Read MoreHow to Work Better — Part 4 of 9: Invisible Progress (Day 2)
Then God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” God made the expanse, and separated the waters, which were below the expanse from the waters, which were above the expanse; and it was so. God called the expanse heaven. And there…
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