Daddy, Are We Rich?
- February 10, 2016
- by
- Tommy Brown
This week we drove through an affluent neighborhood and Seth, age five, asked if we are rich like the people who own these...
The Next G-entrepreneurs
- January 27, 2016
- by
- Tommy Brown
When my daughter was in kindergarten, I took her to school one morning and she shared an idea with me: “Dad, I want...
It’s Not About Ownership but Access
- January 13, 2016
- by
- Tommy Brown
Many Saturday mornings my family and I walk our dog to a nearby lake, situated between two cabins at the dead end of...
Christmas Gifts: Making Friends With Relatives Who Annoy You
- December 16, 2015
- by
- Tommy Brown
I’ve been living a bit in Jacob’s story. His life is quite the soap opera. After tricking his nearly blind, dying father Isaac...
Jesus’s Parents Gave Cheap “Christmas” Gifts
- December 02, 2015
- by
- Tommy Brown
If your Christmas budget is tight, take heart, you’re in good company. Jesus’s parents were flat broke during the first Christmas. Luke gave...
Three Money Moments That Changed My Financial Course
- November 18, 2015
- by
- Tommy Brown
In 2003 my wife and I finally got serious about our finances. Twelve years later, I want to share with you three moments...
When Criticized
- November 04, 2015
- by
- Tommy Brown
If you’ll trace your anxiety and stress back to its roots, there’s a good chance that it leads to some questions about whether...
When to Leave and When to Remain
- October 21, 2015
- by
- Tommy Brown
My brother, father and myself often entered redfish fishing tournaments when I lived near Destin, FL several years ago. On a particularly good day,...
Comparison Never Goes Well
- October 07, 2015
- by
- Tommy Brown
“When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister [Leah]” (Gen. 30:1 ESV).
Rachel knew she had no children, but it...
Choosing Ignorance
- September 23, 2015
- by
- Tommy Brown
When tired, my mind can be a monkey cage of thoughts, rattling with primates reaching for the next worry-limb on which to hang...