I received my Economic Stimulus Payment the other day and wondered what I would do with it. As I thought and prayed, I decided to join the ranks of those who called the whole premise of the program into question.
Feel free to accuse me for oversimplifying things if you want, but bottom line, the whole [...]
Entries Tagged as 'money'
Kingdom Stimulation
July 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: God · capitalism · consumerism · decisions · money
Christian Escapism
July 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Disclaimer: This post is not (really) about cars.
On the heels of that last post, I thought I would throw this out there and say how glad I am that most of the folks in my life seem to be those who are really trying to press into the full implications of what following Jesus means [...]
Tags: church · consumerism · discipleship · money · pictures · suburban
Riches in Poverty
July 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
If I had to guess, I’d say that I’ll be posting on “the scandalous impracticality of all that Jesus stood for” really soon as I can’t seem to stop thinking about it.
As a prelude to that though, I wanted to point to a message Gib offered to the Living Hope community this past Sunday when [...]
Tags: decisions · kingdom · living hope · money
One Day = $720 Million Dollars
March 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Immediately after I finished my taxes this morning and submitted them online, I caught this video over on Josh’s blog and wanted to repost it. Of course there are all sorts of issues bound up with a video like this and I don’t mean to oversimplify it, but I find it incredibly convicting in terms of how [...]
Midwest Missionary:Update
November 7th, 2007 · No Comments
Just a short post to follow up with everyone who reads this blog and especially those who took interest in previous post about serving as a missionary here in the Midwest.
I need to thank many of you for your emails, phone calls, financial support, conversations, and prayer as I try to figure out what it [...]
Tags: midwest · missional · money
Big THANKS
December 29th, 2006 · No Comments
Just wanted to say thanks to Alex and Kevin whose donations more than covered the financial damage from my slip up. I really appreciate you guys and your donations. Let me know if there is ever anything I can do for you. Thanks again.
Tags: blogging · friends · money
A Talk With the Boys
October 28th, 2006 · No Comments
So, I got back to the states a week ago now. I have already managed to take a weekend trip to DC with three good friends to visit another. I have been spending time with my mom and grandma, and I am slowly, but surely taking the time to visit with former students and families [...]
Tags: Jesus · bible · culture · money · stewardship · theology





