Faith & Finance
by FaithFi
Faith & Finance is a daily radio ministry of FaithFi, hosted by Rob West, CEO of Kingdom Advisors. At FaithFi, we help you integrate your faith and financial decisions for the glory of God. Our vision is that every Christian would see God as their ultimate treasure. Join Rob and expert guests as they give biblical wisdom for your financial journey and provide practical answers to your pressing financial questions. From budgeting and debt management to investing and stewardship, Faith & Finance equips listeners with insights to handle money wisely and live generously for God's Kingdom. Listen now or ask your question live by calling 800-525-7000 each weekday from 10-11 a.m. ET on American Family Radio and 4-5 p.m. ET on Moody Radio. You can learn more at FaithFi.com.
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How Do I Prepare the Next Steward? with David Wills
Someday, someone else will steward the resources God has entrusted to you. But will they be prepared for that responsibility? Many families devote considerable time and attention to estate planning. They establish wills, create trusts, and develop strategies to transfer assets efficiently. Those...
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Faith-Based Investing: Separating Fact from Fiction with Mark Regier
You may know how your retirement investments are performing, but do you know what they're actually supporting? For many Christians, stewardship shapes how we earn, spend, save, and give. Yet when it comes to investing, we may not think much about the companies and industries represented in our...
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What If Your Next Steward Is a Ministry? with Sharon Epps
When you think about leaving an inheritance, you probably picture children or grandchildren. But what if your next steward isn't a person at all? For many Christians, leaving a gift to a church, ministry, or nonprofit organization can be a meaningful way to extend their generosity beyond their...
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Finances When You're a Widow with Rachel Faulkner Brown
Losing a spouse changes almost everything. Beyond the emotional weight of grief, there are practical responsibilities that can suddenly feel overwhelming. Bills still need to be paid, accounts need attention, and financial decisions that once seemed routine may now feel impossible. For widows,...
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Why God Has So Much to Say About Money with Randy Alcorn
Money can be a wonderful servant or a terrible master. It touches nearly every part of our lives, influencing our decisions, shaping our priorities, and often revealing what matters most to us. But have you ever wondered why the Bible has so much to say about it? According to bestselling author...
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Intentional Giving
Every day, we make decisions about money, but not every decision is made with intention. When it comes to generosity, many of us wrestle with the same questions: Where should we give? How much should we give? And does our giving really make a difference? With so many worthy causes competing for…
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Turning Good Intentions Into Generosity with Kendra VanderMeulen
Most Christians want to be generous. But wanting to give and actually following through are two different things. With so many worthy causes, competing needs, and financial decisions to consider, even the best intentions can become overwhelming. Without a plan, our giving can become reactive…
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Where Have You Placed Your Security?
“The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale.” — Proverbs 18:11 (NIV) Money can provide real protection, but it can also create a dangerous illusion of security. We may begin to believe that enough savings, investments, or possessions can shield us…
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Rethinking Open Enrollment with Lauren Gajdek
It's almost time for health insurance open enrollment again. For many families, that means sorting through premiums, deductibles, coverage options, and rising healthcare costs. But what if you didn't have to wait for open enrollment to explore a different approach? Traditional health insurance...
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Choosing Contentment
If there's one word that defines our culture, it's more. More upgrades. More comfort. More square footage. More of whatever promises to make life a little better. Yet, despite having more than previous generations could have imagined, many of us feel less satisfied than ever. Why? Because...
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Defined by Christ, Not Wealth
Money can tell you how much you have, but it makes a terrible answer to the question, “Who am I?” Wealth is a gift to steward, but it was never meant to become our identity. Yet in a culture that often measures success by income, possessions, and financial security, it’s easy to begin defining...
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Biblical Wisdom for Better Investing: Managing Emotions and Risk with Mark Biller
We like to think we make rational decisions with our money, but what if our emotions influence our financial choices far more than we realize? That’s one of behavioral economics' central findings: human psychology shapes financial decisions. While these discoveries have challenged traditional...
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Freedom from Borrowing
What if debt isn't just a financial issue, but a discipleship one? We often view borrowing through a financial lens, focusing on interest rates, monthly payments, and repayment timelines. But Scripture invites us to consider something deeper. Debt can shape our freedom, influence our generosity,...
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The Transformative Potential of Work with April Tam Smith
A job can be more than a paycheck. It can provide dignity, create opportunities, and open doors for meaningful change in someone's life. For April Tam Smith, that belief inspired an unconventional approach to generosity: creating a restaurant that serves great food while giving people who need it...
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How to Save for Major Purchases
One of the simplest ways to avoid credit card debt is to save up for major purchases before you make them. When you plan ahead for expenses you know are coming, you can pay with money you already have instead of borrowing from tomorrow’s income. This simple approach can reduce financial stress,...
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3 Questions To Ask Before Dipping Into Your Emergency Fund
Having an emergency fund is an important part of wise financial stewardship. But building one is only half the battle. You also need to know when to use it. It can be tempting to dip into emergency savings whenever an unexpected expense—or even an especially appealing purchase—comes along. But if...
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Preparing the Next Steward
Jonathan Edwards once said, “True legacy consists not of what we leave behind, but of what we instill in others.” That’s an important reminder, especially when we think about money and inheritance. All of us have a natural desire to provide for the people we love. Whether it’s our children,...
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What Ecclesiastes Teaches Us About Life and Money
What book of the Bible reminds us that life is short and wisdom means making the most of the time God has given us? Ecclesiastes. This remarkable book refuses to let us avoid one of life’s most uncomfortable realities: our time here is brief. Life “under the sun” is fleeting, our accomplishments...
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Work as Worship
Theologian Dorothy Sayers once wrote, “Work is not primarily a thing one does to live, but the thing one lives to do.” That challenges the way many of us think about our jobs. We often see work primarily as a way to earn a paycheck, provide for our families, or make it to retirement. But…
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Should AI Help Manage Your Money?
Artificial intelligence can help you build a budget, explain an investment, or compare financial options in seconds. But how much should you trust it with your money? AI is quickly becoming part of everyday life, including the way we manage our finances. And like any tool, it can be used wisely…
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Begging To Give
What if one of the clearest signs of generosity isn’t simply how much we give, but how deeply we desire to participate? In 2 Corinthians 8, the apostle Paul describes a group of believers whose generosity was remarkable—not because they had abundant resources, but because they were eager to give...
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Passing Wisdom Before Wealth with Dr. Kelly Rush
What will you leave to the next generation—and will they be prepared to steward it well? A faithful wealth transfer involves more than deciding who gets what. It means thinking carefully about the people who will receive those resources and whether they have the wisdom, maturity, and spiritual...
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Faith, Investing, and the Legacy We Leave with Harry Pearson
Christians often think about stewardship in terms of giving, saving, and spending. But if God owns everything He has entrusted to us, stewardship also raises another question: What about the companies we own through our investments? Harry Pearson, Founder and CEO of OneAscent, says that question...
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Stewarding the Wealth in Your Home with Harlan Accola
Christians often say that God owns everything and that what we possess has simply been entrusted to our care. We apply that principle to our income, savings, investments, and giving. But we may treat another significant asset differently: the equity in our homes. Harlan Accola, who leads the...
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The Power of a Woman's Economic Voice with Pam Pugh
Women are gaining more financial influence than ever before. But for Christian women, the bigger question isn’t simply how much wealth they will control. It’s what they will do with what God has placed in their hands. Pam Pugh, Co-Founder of Women Doing Well and President of VirtuAssets…
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Should Christians Have a Prenup?
God’s Word says that a husband and wife become “one flesh.” But it doesn’t say anything directly about prenuptial agreements. So does that mean Christians should never have one? A prenuptial agreement, or prenup, is a legal contract a couple enters into before marriage. It typically establishes…
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The Women Who Followed (and Funded) Jesus' Ministry with Sharon Epps
Some of the earliest financial supporters of Jesus’ ministry were women. Luke 8:1–3 introduces us to Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Susanna, and “many others” who traveled with Jesus and the Twelve. Luke adds a remarkable detail: these women were supporting Jesus’ ministry “out of their means.” Sharon...
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More Than Shoes: Hope for Children and Families with Shawn Spurrier
Sometimes the simplest gifts can carry the deepest meaning. For one mother in Mexico named Alma, watching her children receive new shoes brought tears to her eyes. She had grown up without something so basic, but now her children were having a different experience. Her story is one of many that...
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Investing in Medical Innovation with Dr. Finny Kuruvilla
Some of the most remarkable advances in medicine are happening inside companies most of us have never heard of. For Christian investors, that raises an intriguing question: Could investing in healthcare innovation offer financial opportunity while also supporting businesses working to serve their...
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A New Era of Women and Wealth with Julie Wilson
Women currently control the majority of wealth in the United States, and their financial influence is growing. But perhaps the more important question isn’t simply how much wealth women will steward. It’s what they want that wealth to accomplish. Julie Wilson, President of Women Doing Well, joins...
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The Significance Pyramid with Scott Highmark
What if financial success isn’t the destination, but simply the foundation for something greater? We spend a great deal of time thinking about how to earn, save, invest, and manage money wisely. Those things matter. Faithful stewardship requires care and wisdom with what God has entrusted to us....
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Just-the-Basics Indexing with Mark Biller
Investing can feel overwhelming. With countless funds, strategies, market forecasts, and opinions competing for attention, it’s easy to assume that successful investing requires constant analysis and a complicated portfolio. But it doesn’t have to. For decades, Sound Mind Investing has offered an...
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What the Early Church Can Teach Us About Generosity with Dr. Darrell Bock
“There was not a needy person among them.” That remarkable statement in Acts 4:34 describes the early church's generosity. The first Christians freely shared what God had entrusted to them so their community's needs were met. Their example can sound almost foreign in a culture that prizes...
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Finding Hope After Financial Loss
Financial loss can happen slowly or all at once. A business closes. A home is lost. An investment collapses. A scam wipes out savings built over decades. And when money disappears, the loss can reach far beyond the balance sheet. It can affect our sense of security, our plans for the future, and...
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Building Healthy Money Habits While Raising Kids with Crystal Paine
Money stress rarely stays confined to a spreadsheet. It can shape a home's atmosphere, affect a marriage, and influence how children think about money long after they’ve grown up. That’s one reason Crystal Paine, creator of MoneySavingMom.com and author of The Seven Habits of Financially Healthy...
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Phoebe: The Gospel Patron Behind Paul with John Rinehart
Women have played a vital role in advancing the gospel from the very beginning. In Romans 16, the Apostle Paul introduces us to Phoebe—a trusted partner whose generosity, influence, and service helped further his ministry. Her story offers a compelling picture of what it means to use the…
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Back to School Starts with a Pair of Shoes with Shawn Spurrier
For millions of vulnerable children around the world, a pair of shoes can mean far more than having something new to wear. It can mean the difference between going to school and staying home, between greater protection from disease and continued exposure, and even between feeling forgotten and...
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Making Financial Progress When Money Is Tight with Brian Holtz
When money is tight, the financial goals you want to pursue can feel frustratingly out of reach. You may want to give more generously, build your savings, or pay down debt, but there simply doesn’t seem to be enough margin to do everything. The good news is that financial progress doesn’t always...
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Investing with Biblical Convictions with Brian Mumbert
What if the companies in your portfolio are working against the values you’re trying to live by? For Christians, investing is about more than pursuing financial returns. Like every other financial decision, investing can be viewed through the lens of stewardship—asking not only, “How is my money...
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A Wise Heart in Every Financial Season
In the first century B.C., Roman historian Sallust observed, “Prosperity tries the souls, even of the wise.” Most of us would probably choose financial prosperity over adversity. Yet both seasons bring their own spiritual challenges. When things are going well financially, it can be tempting to...
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Money Issues Are Heart Issues
Money has a way of reaching places in our lives that few other things do. It touches our fears, desires, relationships, priorities, and sense of security. That may be why Jesus spoke so often about money and possessions. In Matthew 6:21, He says, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will...
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How Christian Banking Supports the Body of Christ with Aaron Caid
Where you bank may seem like a purely practical decision. We often compare interest rates, fees, convenience, and technology—and those things matter. But for Christians, banking can also be viewed through the larger lens of stewardship. Every financial decision gives us an opportunity to consider...
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Medicare Made Simple with Eddie Holland
Medicare may be one of the most important—and confusing—financial decisions you make in retirement. Between enrollment deadlines, late penalties, Medicare Advantage, Medigap, prescription coverage, and income-based premiums, there are plenty of decisions to navigate. And because some choices can...
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The Uniqueness Principle: Rethinking Inheritance with Ron Blue
Puritan poet Anne Bradstreet once wrote, “Wisdom without an inheritance is better than an inheritance without wisdom.” Every parent hopes the resources they leave behind will bless their children. But a financial inheritance can have very different effects depending on the person receiving it.…
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Women Stewarding Wealth: A Historic Opportunity with Sharon Epps
An estimated $124 trillion is expected to pass from Baby Boomers to their heirs by 2048, marking one of the largest transfers of wealth in history. And women are expected to play a particularly significant role. Sharon Epps, President of Kingdom Advisors, joined the show today to discuss this...
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Earning Money God’s Way with Howard Dayton
Money is never just about money, and work is never just about a paycheck. Scripture teaches that God owns everything, gives us the ability to earn, and calls us to work with integrity because ultimately, we serve Christ. Howard Dayton, Founder of Compass Financial Ministry and author of Business...
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How PreBorn! Helps Women Choose Life with Dan Steiner
Sometimes one glimpse can change everything. For a woman facing an unexpected pregnancy, fear and uncertainty can make it difficult to know what comes next. But seeing her baby through an ultrasound can bring a moment of clarity—and open the door to compassionate care, practical support, and…
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What Sets A Certified Kingdom Advisor (CKA®) Apart? with Sharon Epps
What if the greatest benefit of financial advice isn’t simply what happens to your portfolio, but knowing your financial decisions reflect what matters most? New research from Kingdom Advisors and Pinkston Group suggests that when financial counsel aligns with a person’s faith and values, the...
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Reverse Mortgages: Separating Fact From Fear with Harlan Accola
Reverse mortgages have carried a negative reputation for years, especially among Christians who are cautious about debt. But as with any financial tool, faithful stewardship calls us to understand how it works before deciding whether it belongs in a financial plan. Harlan Accola leads the reverse...
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Building Your Financial House on God’s Word with John Cortines
Jesus ends the Sermon on the Mount with a familiar picture: two men building two houses. One builds on rock. The other builds on sand. When the storms come, only one house remains standing. The difference isn’t the weather. Both houses face the storm. The difference is the foundation. That…
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About this show
Faith & Finance is a daily radio ministry of FaithFi, hosted by Rob West, CEO of Kingdom Advisors. At FaithFi, we help you integrate your faith and financial decisions for the glory of God. Our vision is that every Christian would see God as their ultimate treasure. Join Rob and expert guests as they give biblical wisdom for your financial journey and provide practical answers to your pressing financial questions. From budgeting and debt management to investing and stewardship, Faith & Finance equips listeners with insights to handle money wisely and live generously for God's Kingdom. Listen now or ask your question live by calling 800-525-7000 each weekday from 10-11 a.m. ET on American Family Radio and 4-5 p.m. ET on Moody Radio. You can learn more at FaithFi.com.
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