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1

The Wisdom to Count the Cost

2

Faithful Stewardship in Business

3

The False Security of Success

4

Guarding the Heart in Success

5

You Can’t Buy Grace

6

Neighbors, Not Opportunities

7

When Financial Shortcuts Weaken Trust

8

Testing God or Trusting God?

9

Grace That Absorbs the Cost

10

Faithful Finances in a Busy Season

11

Provision Is Meant to Be Shared

12

When Wealth Arrives Suddenly

13

Helping Adult Children Grow

14

Don’t Set Your Heart on Wealth

15

Don’t Be Intimidated by Wealth

16

The Deeper Freedom Christ Gives

17

Beware of Cosigning

18

Seeking Wisdom, Not Confirmation

19

Building Unity in Blended Families

20

Rest Is a Gift, Not a Reward

21

Grace Comes Before Generosity

22

Neither Poverty Nor Riches

23

The Vineyard Ahab Couldn’t Forget

24

Riches Are More Fragile Than They Seem

25

Resting Without Trusting

26

The Gift of a Godly Father

27

Trusting God in Gain and Loss

28

The Power of Intentional Limits

29

The Hidden Cost of Neglect

30

Investing With Eternity in View

31

Proactive Generosity

32

From Grace to Generosity

33

What Fear Does to Stewardship

34

You Never Retire from Purpose

35

Tipping with Grace

36

The Inheritance That Lasts

37

Every Dollar Tells a Story

38

Why Margin Matters

39

You Were Made for This

40

The Freedom Debt Can Steal

41

Where Is Your Treasure?

42

Keeping Things in Their Proper Place

43

Redeeming Your Time

44

Do You Know Your Cost of Living?

45

Your Future Is in God’s Hands

46

Leveraging Success for the Gospel

47

Escaping the Scarcity Mindset

48

Where Trust Meets Responsibility

49

Why Debt Shouldn’t Fund Generosity

50

Don’t Build Wealth on Others’ Burdens

51

Slow and Steady Stewardship

52

Are You Working or Competing?

53

The Rhythm of Generosity

54

The Source of Security

55

Trusting God—Even If

56

The Legacy of a Mother’s Faith

57

Jonah’s Financial Rebellion

58

When Integrity Speaks for Itself

59

Finishing Well with Generosity

60

Learning to Trust Daily

61

Even Your Payments Are Worship

62

Nympha’s Open Door

63

How To Cancel a Credit Card

64

Generosity is Contagious

65

Rise Again

66

When Generosity Builds Community

67

The Ant’s Financial Wisdom

68

When Small Gifts Make a Big Difference

69

The Hidden Cost of Free Trials

70

Work as Witness

71

The Women Who Supported Jesus’ Ministry

72

Glorifying God with Your Finances

73

Remember What God Has Done

74

Tapping Your Emergency Fund

75

What Kind of Eye Do You Have?

76

Using Money for Eternal Impact

77

Nabal’s Blind Spot

78

The Power of Consistent Generosity

79

Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket

80

The Businesswoman of Proverbs 31

81

It Is Finished

82

Did Jesus Condemn Wealth—or Corruption?

83

The Difference Between Investing and Gambling

84

The Lord Will Provide

85

Two Truths About Money and Possessions

86

Using Wealth to Impress

87

The Love of Money

88

Living With the End in Mind

89

Don’t Harm Your Retirement By Doing This

90

You Can’t Take It With You

91

Integrity Is Worth More Than Gain

92

God’s Provision in Ordinary Work

93

Relying on Credit Cards to Make Ends Meet

94

Saint Patrick’s Generous Faith

95

Faithful with What Isn’t Yours

96

Establish Your Credit History

97

Giving Is Worship

98

3 Challenges the Lottery Poses for Believers

99

Why God’s Discipline Is a Gift

100

The Danger of Having It All

101

The Cost of Hidden Finances

102

When Wealth Becomes Worthless

103

Is All Interest Unbiblical?

104

Where Are You Storing Your Security?

105

Dining Out On a Budget

106

A Rich Life That Money Can’t Buy

107

What Keeps Us from Giving More

108

Sports Betting and Biblical Wisdom

109

The Hidden Dangers of a Budget

110

The Surprising Lesson of the Shrewd Manager

111

When Money Defines You

112

Pay Off Mortgage Or Invest?

113

When Wealth Chokes the Word

114

Smart Money Habits for Students

115

An Invitation to Trust Again

116

Saint Valentine’s Legacy

117

When Mercy Meets Money

118

When You Have a Medical Emergency

119

John Wesley’s Financial Wisdom

120

When Grace Erases the Scorecard

121

Financial Oneness in Marriage

122

Begging to Give

123

The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

124

Every Good Gift Comes From Above

125

Two Sons, One Generous Father

126

Handling Scripture with Wisdom

127

Frugality Isn’t an End in Itself

128

Using Retirement Funds to Pay Debts

129

Got Long Term Care Insurance?

130

Resting in God’s Provision

131

The Bible On Success

132

Balancing Gold in a Diversified Portfolio

133

The Why of a Will

134

Don’t Overpay for Life Insurance

135

Setting a Finish Line for Your Finances

136

Delighting in God’s Provision

137

Turning Work Into Worship

138

How a DAF Can Transform Your Generosity

139

Why Wise Counsel Matters

140

Snowball vs. Avalanche

141

Financial Sayings the Bible Never Said

142

The Bible On Retirement

143

What Revelation Really Says About Wealth

144

The Widow’s Oil

145

The Neighbor God Calls Us to Be

146

Thankful… for Taxes?

147

What Firstfruits Giving Looks Like Today

148

Set Your Estate In Order

149

Three Big Money Mistakes

150

Faith in God’s Provision

151

Praying for Financial Help

152

Christmas Day

153

Do Survivors Owe Credit Credit Debt?

154

Gambling With God’s Money

155

Is Insurance Biblical?

156

Earning God’s Way

157

Christmas Is Almost Here!

158

Avoiding Credit Card Debt

159

God Wants Your Heart

160

Fees You Shouldn’t Pay

161

Learn to Negotiate

162

Scam-Proof Stewardship

163

Planning for the Unknown

164

Givin’ While You’re Livin’

165

Accelerate Mortgage Payments

166

Filing Insurance Claims

167

The Heart Behind Sacrificial Giving

168

Should You Strive to Become Financially Independent?

169

Built on the Rock

170

Overcoming “Budgetphobia”

171

The Wisdom of Planning Ahead

172

Thanksgiving Day

173

Where True Wealth Is Found

174

Don’t Miss the Match

175

Live Below Your Means

176

Don’t Let Fear Manage God’s Money

177

Pay Attention to Your Flocks

178

The Long Game of Investing

179

The Eternal Perspective

180

Your Past Doesn’t Define Your Finances

181

The Purpose of Earning

182

Debt Limits Generosity

183

Family Fun Without Breaking the Bank

184

Saving as a Steward

185

Do You See the Signs?

186

Be Prepared (Emergency Fund)

187

How to Love God More than Money

188

Understanding Annuities Before You Invest

189

The Beginning of Financial Wisdom

190

Three Profound Questions

191

The Deferred Interest Trap

192

Credit Card Mistakes

193

A Great Place to Start Giving

194

Lane Markings

195

Set Savings Goals

196

Each with an Assigned Task

197

Tips To Live Below Your Means

198

Surplus with a Purpose

199

The Key To Contentment

200

Can Someone Give Too Much?

201

Make a 30-Day List

202

Accepting God’s Corrections

203

Money as a Testimony

204

Retirement with Purpose

205

Money in Its Right Place

206

Get The Most From Your HSA

207

Credit Cards: Myths and Truths

208

Sharing Money Saving Tips

209

Protecting Yourself From Identity Theft

210

Housing Affordability

211

Social Security Benefits for Non-Workers

212

Challenging Your Property Assessment

213

Retirement Lessons From Those Who Learned the Hard Way

214

You Can’t Take It With You

215

Things the Wealthy Know

216

Invest Like the Best

217

Things To Know About IRAs

218

Avoid Parent Plus Loans

219

What Is Wealth?

220

The Antidote to Financial Worry

221

A Joint Bank Account

222

Closing Credit Accounts

223

Ways to Lower Your Car Insurance

224

The Overpayment Scam

225

Saving for the Future

226

No Credit Score Needed

227

Essential Practices for Using Credit Cards

228

Buy Now, Pay Later?

229

A “Gap” Year Between High School and College

230

Underestimating Your Expenses

231

Tracking Your Generosity

232

The Trouble With Home Warranties

233

Don’t Be Stingy

234

Retirement Myths

235

The Two Components of Managing Money Well

236

The Wings of Wealth

237

How Much Do You Need to Retire Comfortably?

238

A Person’s Life Is Not Made Up of Things

239

Sinking Funds

240

Accelerate Mortgage Payments

241

The Best of Times

242

How To Ask For A Raise

243

Time, Treasure and Talents

244

Finding New Avenues for Giving

245

Money Lessons For Young Adults

246

When You’re Treated Unfairly

247

Characteristics of Sacrificially Generous People

248

Back to Basics: Two Masters

249

Financial Challenges

250

Investing From the Inside-Out

251

Why Scripture Urges Caution with Co-Signing

252

Don’t Retire from Purpose

253

Should You Strive to Become Financially Independent?

254

Self-Driving Savings

255

Are Home Warranties Worth It?

256

What's Under Your Control?

257

Fighting the Pull of Materialism

258

Whys and Wherefores of Custodial Accounts

259

The Remarkable Effect of Compounding

260

What “God Provides” Really Means

261

Counting the Cost

262

When Your Budget Makes Noise

263

Americans and Stuff

264

Vanishing Riches and Eternal Hope

265

A Journey of a Thousand Miles

266

The Perils of Margin Investing

267

Money Reveals Our Priorities

268

Serving a Better Boss

269

Happy Job Hunting!

270

Is Facebook Your Financial Advisor?

271

Don’t Watch the Score

272

Faith and Truth

273

Living Simply, Giving Generously

274

Common Sense Rules of Investing

275

Not Living Paycheck to Paycheck

276

Beware of Cosigning

277

Are You Saving Too Much for Retirement?

278

Debts Remaining After the Death of a Loved One

279

Time and Money

280

The Problem With Possessions

281

Avoiding a Financial Crisis

282

“Give Me Neither Poverty Nor Riches”

283

You Can’t Change the Past, but …

284

The DNA of Saving?

285

Fostering Better Spending Habits

286

Savings Accounts

287

The Problem With Gift Cards

288

The One-Minute Budget

289

Tax Traps When Donating From an IRA

290

Investing Returns

291

Rich Toward God

292

Talking Trusts

293

Debt Consolidation: The Easy Way Out

294

Financial Stress

295

Do You Need a Raise?

296

What the Wealthy Know

297

Financial Errors

298

Good and Bad Decisions

299

Your Attitude Toward Possessions

300

Weathering Financial Storms

301

Are REITs Right For You?

302

Do the Math

303

Questions to Ask Before Incurring Debt

304

Legacy

305

Learning to Be Content

306

Becoming a Faithful Steward

307

How To Cancel a Credit Card

308

The Big Three Money Mistakes

309

God’s Will for Your Financial Life

310

Do Unto Others

311

Rise Again

312

Giving: A Form of Worship

313

Lessons From The Widow’s Oil

314

Be Grateful

315

Tax Refund

316

Faithful Moms

317

The Paradox of Discipline

318

Stop Recurring Charges

319

Marketplace Evangelism

320

Dirty Dishes

321

How To Use Your Emergency Fund

322

More Money, Less Joy?

323

Remembrance and Trust

324

Don’t Fund Generosity With Debt

325

Lessons from Hikers

326

A Plan for Financial Health and Stability

327

Tapping Your Emergency Fund

328

Something Hilarious

329

The Fear Factor

330

The Source of Security

331

Keeping Car Costs Down

332

Return of the King

333

Couples and Their Finances

334

Honest to God

335

Holy Week

336

The Flow of Generosity

337

Leaving Your Debt Behind

338

Things Change

339

Expectation of Income

340

Two Tell-Tale Signs of Overspending

341

The “Non-Financials” of Retirement

342

Speak Up to Save Money

343

Reduce Your Risk of an Audit

344

Financial Fun

345

Overcoming “Budgetphobia”

346

Three Profound Questions

347

What Are Setting Your Heart On?

348

Problems Saving Money?

349

On Being Content

350

Jesus On Economics

351

Money Smart Gen Z-ers

352

A Listener’s Warning

353

Put Your Money To Work

354

"Must Knows” About Money

355

At the Center

356

Trusting God

357

Two Truths About Money and Possessions

358

Learning From Financial Missteps

359

Retirees and Sequence of Returns Risk

360

Money: A Double-Edge Sword

361

Praying About Your Finances

362

True Financial Freedom

363

What Are You Doing With What God Has Given You?

364

Talking Down the Price

365

The Problem With Possessions

366

The Love of Money

367

Communicating With Your Children About Inheritance

368

The DNA of Saving?

369

Married to Your Opposite

370

A Valuable Servant, But a Horrible Master

371

The Thing of Greatest Value

372

Wills vs. Trusts

373

Excuses for Not Budgeting

374

Quotable Quotes About Investing

375

Don't Harm Your Retirement By Doing This

376

Love

377

Making Life Easier

378

You Can’t Take It With You

379

The Sin of Pride

380

A Tale of Two Kinds of Insurance

381

How Long Will You Live?

382

Generosity Lessons From the Good Samaritan

383

Top Money Priorities

384

How To Feel Rich

385

Why We Don’t Give More

386

Overcoming Obstacles to Generosity

387

Crash Course on Money

388

When You Have a Medical Emergency

389

Tough Interview Questions

390

Non-Financial Questions to Ask Before Retiring

391

Our True Source of Hope

392

Thus Far the Lord Has Helped

393

God’s Provision, Our Actions

394

Tax Tweaks for the New Year

395

How To Pay Off Credit Card Debt

396

Money Management for Students

397

The Secret To Financial Freedom

398

Misusing the Bible

399

Frugality Isn’t an End in Itself

400

Financial Ed for Kids

401

Relying on Credit Cards to Make Ends Meet

402

Using Retirement Funds to Pay Debts

403

Even the “Experts” Don’t Know

404

Living With the End in Mind

405

Winter’s Icy Grip

406

Built on the Rock

407

First Things First

408

Setting Goals for the New Year

409

Thankful

410

Thinking About the New Year

411

The Why of a Will

412

The Gift of the Magi

413

Christmas Day

414

Christmas Is Almost Here!

415

Coal in Your Stocking

416

Quotable Quotes

417

Unwrapping the Family Finances at Christmas

418

Don’t Make This Financial Mistake

419

Establish Your Credit History

420

Don’t Overpay for Life Insurance

421

How Much Is Enough?

422

Hazardous To Your Wealth

423

Overcoming “Budgetphobia”

424

The Grateful Worker

425

Giving That God Accepts

426

Ol’ Saint Nick

427

Got Long Term Care Insurance?

428

Money-Related Mottos to Live By

429

Snowball vs. Avalanche

430

Misused Money Verses

431

A Budget Is Like a Bridge

432

Thanksgiving Day

433

Generosity and Stewardship

434

Debt and Death

435

The Widow’s Oil

436

Earning Money

437

Being Thankful for Things We Rarely Think About

438

The Bible On Success

439

Test a Theory

440

Set Your Estate In Order

441

Three Big Money Mistakes

442

Spreading Joy by Giving Thanks

443

Finding New Avenues for Giving

444

Faith in God’s Provision

445

Giving Is Worship

446

Put No Hope in Lotteries

447

Be Ye Thankful

448

More Money, Less Joy

449

The Bible On Retirement

450

God Disciplines With Money

451

Praying for Financial Help

452

Do Survivors Owe Credit Credit Debt?

453

Gambling With God’s Money

454

Love and Money

455

Why Insurance Is Biblical

456

Earning God’s Way

457

Avoiding Credit Card Debt

458

A Secret About Faith & Finance Callers

459

How To Lose Money

460

“Money Do’s” for Teens

461

Fees You Shouldn’t Pay

462

Learn to Negotiate

463

Online Scams

464

Not All Savers Are the Same

465

Characteristics of Sacrificially Generous People

466

Is It All Just a Wild Guess?

467

Givin’ While You’re Livin’

468

Filing Insurance Claims

469

Diligent Saving

470

The Trap of Materialism

471

Don’t Miss the Match

472

Live Below Your Means

473

How Big Are Your Barns?

474

Time, Treasure and Talents

475

A Conversation With Your Future Self

476

Trust or Fear?

477

Common Money Wasters

478

Money Lessons For Young Adults

479

When You’re Treated Unfairly

480

Steady Plodding

481

The Treasure Principle

482

Avoiding Financial Mistakes

483

The Bible On Earning

484

Stay Out of Debt

485

Free Entertainment

486

Financial Challenges

487

Saving as a Steward

488

Symptoms and a Solution

489

Be Prepared (Emergency Fund)

490

How to Love God More than Money

491

Confusion About Annuities

492

Dining Out On a Budget

493

Investing Time in Proverbs

494

A Regretful Decision

495

Labor Day

496

The Evils of Gambling

497

Overcome the Fear Factor

498

Signs of Steady Progress

499

Clever Crooks

500

Putting Biblical Principles Into Daily Practice

501

Pay Off Mortgage Or Invest?

502

How To Pay Off Credit Card Debt

503

Paycheck-to-Paycheck

504

Money Management for Students

505

Overcoming Obstacles to Generosity

506

Crash Course on Money

507

Your Retirement Income

508

National Financial Awareness Day

509

When You Have a Medical Emergency

510

Tough Interview Questions

511

Non-Financial Questions to Ask Before Retiring

512

Our True Source of Hope

513

Thus Far the Lord Has Helped

514

God’s Provision, Our Action

515

The Secret To Financial Freedom

516

Misusing the Bible

517

Frugality Isn’t an End in Itself

518

Money Saving Ideas

519

Winning by Mastering the Fundamentals

520

The Scoop on Career Assessments

521

Stop Helping Adult Children

522

Common Retirement-Planning Mistakes

523

Social Security “Break Even” Age

524

3 Common Budgeting Mistakes

525

Negotiating Medical Bills

526

The Finish Line

527

A House Divideth

528

6 Life Changing Principles

529

Steady Plodding

530

Social Media Envy and the Fear of Missing Out

531

Money Management: A Critical Life Skill

532

Get Control of Your Money

533

Restoring Your Credit

534

Financial Superpowers

535

2 Options for Paying Off Debt

536

Our Provider Since the Dawn of Time

537

Declaration of Dependence

538

Spending as a Disciple of Jesus

539

Honesty on the Side

540

Don’t Waste Your Money

541

A Mid-Year Financial Review

542

Pleasing God by Faith

543

Money Worries

544

The Root of All Kinds of Evil

545

King Solomon On Money

546

Summertime!

547

What the Tax-Filing Numbers Tell Us

548

Side Business Boom

549

The Most Common Financial Mistake

550

Talking To God About Money

551

Your Home Repair Fund

552

Don’t Take Debt Into Retirement With You

553

Overcoming Bankruptcy

554

When It's Wise to Use a Credit Card

555

Don’t Deny God the Opportunity to Meet Your Needs

556

Advice for the Class of 2024

557

Budget Tricks

558

Two Scriptural Principles Related to Debt

559

Playing the Lottery

560

An Early Withdrawal From a 401(k)

561

Giving Out of Faith

562

Slaying the Paper Piles

563

Saving for College With a 529 Plan

564

The Real Cost of Things

565

Generosity is the Better Deal

566

Social Security’s Uncertain Future

567

On the Job Gratitude

568

Two Kinds of Spenders

569

Credit Scores and Car Loans

570

The Silent Killer of Retirement Savings

571

The Joy of Not Wanting Things

572

5 Good Money Habits for Teens

573

Eliminate Useless Fees

574

Generosity Is Good for You

575

Giving Breaks the Power of Money

576

The Other Side of Retirement Finances

577

He Ascended Into Heaven

578

The Sin of Envy

579

5 Ways To Lose Money

580

A Simple Money Management Framework

581

Early Mortgage Payoff

582

The National Day of Prayer

583

The Danger of No Redundancy

584

Three Principles of Stewardship

585

Troubles and Blessings

586

Spring Cleaning Your Finances

587

When To File an Insurance Claim

588

Senior Financial Exploitation

589

The Lord Gives and the Lord Takes Away

590

Past Performance and Future Results

591

Steps To Saving Money

592

Know Your Numbers

593

Paying for Convenience

594

Do You Trust God, or Do You Just Say That You Trust God?

595

One Flesh, One Bank Account?

596

Fundamental Things to Know About Managing Money

597

Two More Secrets to Success

598

Well, That Was a Bad Decision

599

Shopping Tricks

600

3 Crucial Questions About Saving for Retirement

601

Single Elimination and Second Chances

602

Retirement Misconceptions

603

First Things First

604

The Biggest Wealth Killers

605

Happy April Fools’ Day!

606

Good Friday Reflections

607

The Time Remaining

608

Is Title Theft Insurance Worth It?

609

God’s Miraculous Ways

610

The Things That Don't Happen

611

Ignore It and It Won’t Go Away

612

A Poem About Giving

613

The Early Springtime Tug of War

614

Be Diligent About Saving

615

None of It Is Yours to Keep

616

The Ides of March

617

God’s Will Is Not More Stuff

618

Address Changes

619

Faith or Fear about Money?

620

More Quotable Quotes

621

The Best Time to Invest

622

Monopoly Lessons

623

Avoid High Pressure Sales

624

How to Give More

625

A Better Way to Work

626

Why Are You So Afraid?

627

Happy Leap Day!

628

Variable Income Budgeting

629

No Fear of Bad News

630

The Acid Test

631

Long-Term Investing

632

Understanding Credit Scores

633

God Uses Money

634

Christian View of Wealth

635

Financial Advice from George Washington

636

“What You First Gave Us”

637

Examine Yourself

638

Valentine’s Day

639

Biblical Business Startup

640

"They Ridiculed Him"

641

Day by Day, Bit by Bit

642

The Deferred Interest Trap

643

Credit Card Mistakes

644

The Reality on the Ground

645

Push on Through

646

Groundhog Day

647

Give to Local Church or Other Ministries?

648

Lane Markings

649

Set Savings Goals

650

How Much You Spend

651

“Each With Their Assigned Task”

652

Tips To Live Below Your Means

653

God’s Will Is Not More Stuff

654

Gambling With the IRS

655

“And Plenty Left Over”

656

Setting a Standard

657

Lower Heating Bills

658

An Extra $10,000

659

Fear vs. Giving