Faith & Finance Faith & Finance

“And he said to them, ‘Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.’” - Luke 12:15

Jesus warned His followers to be wary of materialism, but we’re all guilty of it occasionally—wasting money on things we don’t need. I’ll discuss six of them today.

God’s Word tells us we should not test God…with one significant exception.

Yes, there’s one place in the Bible where God specifically tells us to test Him and it shouldn’t surprise us that it involves money. Ron Blue joins us today to discuss a situation where some folks may be afraid to test God.

Ron Blue co-founded Kingdom Advisors and has authored seventeen books on personal finance from a Biblical perspective, including the best-seller, “Master Your Money: A Step-by-Step Plan for Experiencing Financial Contentment.”

It’s a question we get from time to time, “Is online banking a good thing?”

If you’re still using the drive-thru window at your local bank branch to deposit checks and perform other routine banking chores, you should consider doing more of your banking online to save time and gas.

Once upon a time, going to the bank was a regular part of life in America. However, online banking has made most trips to your local branch unnecessary.

“For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. I know all the birds of the hills, and all that moves in the field is mine.” - Psalm 50:10-11

That passage and many others in the Bible remind us that God owns everything and we’re only stewards of what He gives us—and that only for a time. But is there a deeper meaning in these verses?

If you make $65,000 a year after taxes and have no children, you’re in the wealthiest 1% of the global population.

If we consider ourselves in the top 1%, how will that affect our financial decisions as stewards of God’s resources? John Cortines joins us today with some fascinating insights about Jesus and the wealthy.

John Cortines is the Director of Generosity at the MacLellan Foundation and the co-author of God and Money: How We Discovered True Riches at Harvard Business School and True Riches: What Jesus Really Said About Money and Your Heart.

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” - John 14:27

Do you occasionally feel overwhelmed by anxiety? Or is it more of a chronic condition, and often about your finances? We’ll hear from Steve Cuss today about recognizing and overcoming anxiety.

Steve Cuss is a pastor, former chaplain, and founder of Capable Life, which helps people lower internal and relational anxiety in the workplace and at home. He is also the host of the Being Human podcast from Christianity Today and the author of “The Expectation Gap: The Tiny, Vast Space between Our Beliefs and Experience of God.”