Don’t Be Like the Ant

Don’t Be Like the Ant – “Don’t be like the ant who thought that it was his strong legs that pushed the log down the river. He overestimated.” Jim Elliff wants Christians to be cautious when evaluating the effects of their words and work.

Only One Life

Only One Life – “We are merely living on borrowed time, talent, and treasure. We are stewards and not owners. There will come a reckoning day when the righteous Judge will hold us accountable for how we have used the resources that He has entrusted to us.”

Is My Painting Hobby a Wartime Waste?

Is My Painting Hobby a Wartime Waste? – “Am I glorifying him in this hobby? Is this hobby serving to make him look great and beautiful and valuable? Is it making me like one who values his glory above everything?”

Raising Faithful Stewards

Raising Faithful Stewards – “One of the greatest gifts we can give our children is freedom from materialism. How? By teaching them to be generous givers who know everything belongs not to them, but to God. And by demonstrating that greater joy is found in giving than keeping.”

Raising Faithful Stewards

Raising Faithful Stewards – “One of the greatest gifts we can give our children is freedom from materialism. How? By teaching them to be generous givers who know everything belongs not to them, but to God. And by demonstrating that greater joy is found in giving than keeping.”

Do We Understand Stewardship 101?

Do We Understand Stewardship 101? – “Grasping God’s ownership of everything is the foundation of a biblical theology of money. Faithful money-managing stewards act in the owner’s interests, regularly consulting Him to understand and implement His investment priorities.”

The Gravity of That Day is Measured in the Behavior of This Day

The Gravity of That Day is Measured in the Behavior of This Day – “This day, and that day, are constant themes throughout the letters written by Peter. He writes about that day, over and over again, and he writes about the way we ought to live in this day in light of that coming day an equal number of times.”

The Best Use of Your Short Life

The Best Use of Your Short Life – How are you spending your short life?

Don’t Let Urgent Matters Keep You From Eternal Ones

Don’t Let Urgent Matters Keep You From Eternal Ones – “Urgent matters don’t have to stop the work of the kingdom; indeed, sometimes gospel opportunities are hiding inside the urgency.”

Your Physical Health is a Spiritual Issue

Your Physical Health is a Spiritual Issue – “Just as I would caution you to obey God’s word related to alcohol consumption, your sexual habits, and your business ethics, it is appropriate that I urge you to obey God’s word related to your physical health. Maybe you don’t want to lift weights like I do, or ruck, or run a 10k. OK. Start with controlling your diet. Start with self-control at breakfast and snack time.”

Don’t Let Urgent Matters Keep You from Eternal Ones

Don’t Let Urgent Matters Keep You from Eternal Ones – “Pray for wisdom when urgent matters arise. Look for gospel opportunities in them.”

 

Baseball and the Meaning of Life

Baseball and the Meaning of Life – “The pace of baseball ought to be the pace of our lives.” No matter what you think about changes to baseball, there are good life lessons here.

Seven Principles of Finance for the Believer

Seven Principles of Finance for the Believer – “This outline provides the diligent believer with some key principles preparing him/her for radical, other-worldly financial behavior. 

 

5 Eternal Funds to Invest In

5 Eternal Funds to Invest In – “You’ve heard people say that you can’t take your money with you when you die. But that doesn’t mean you can’t send your resources ahead of you.”

Money's Not the Problem

Money's Not the Problem – “Our financial life is always determined more by the desires of your heart than by the size of your income.”

What Is Eternity-Minded Stewardship?

What Is Eternity-Minded Stewardship? – “People are more open even about their sexual struggles than about battling materialism, which may be the final frontier.”

Take Time to Be Unproductive: How Busyness Can Waste a Life

Take Time to Be Unproductive: How Busyness Can Waste a Life – “What if God doesn’t expect us to be productive every moment? What if growing comfortable with slowness, with quiet, with not filling every moment can help reconnect us to God, others, and even with our own humanity?”

Let’s Talk About Bodies

Let’s Talk About Bodies – “It can feel confusing to know how God wants us to think about our bodies. What is too much? What is too little? Are bodies spiritual or are bodies unspiritual?”

Pouring Yourself Out vs. Wearing Yourself Out

Pouring Yourself Out vs. Wearing Yourself Out – Here is the difference between the two.

Teach Us to Number Our Days

Teach Us to Number Our Days – “While we know exactly how many candles should go on our birthday cake (even if we prefer that no one else knew), we still tend to get the math wrong.”