Three Tools You’ll Need to Climb Out of Debt
- April 05, 2016
- by
- Tommy Brown
In 2003 my wife and I were $32,000 in debt. I was a youth minister; she was a middle school teacher—we weren’t exactly raking it in. In one year, without buying a book or attending a seminar, we eradicated every penny of our debt. Here are the three tools we used to climb our way out of the pit of debt in which we found ourselves:
Tool 1: Imagination—we envisioned what our life could be like if we were debt free. This led to our why. We wanted for one of us to be able to...
What Does Money Do For You?
- March 23, 2016
- by
- Tommy Brown
Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What will you give me if...
4 Ways Church Staff Can Encourage Generosity
- March 22, 2016
- by
- Nathan Ealy
I was in a meeting recently with local church administrative assistants that was so far out of my league I decided to write a...
Are You Bad With Money?
- March 09, 2016
- by
- Tommy Brown
I regularly hear people tell me, “I’m bad with money,” or, “She’s good with money.” What does it even mean to be “bad”...
The Giving Moment Mistake
- March 08, 2016
- by
- Nathan Ealy
We are in a brave new world when it comes to preaching and teaching about generosity. In the past generation most leaders in the...
The Money Medium
- February 24, 2016
- by
- Tommy Brown
On occasion, I’ll speak with the assistance of a translator to people in other countries. The translator can make or break the speech,...
Starting the Money Conversation
- February 10, 2016
- by
- Nathan Ealy
In the last blog I recounted the time I heard a curse word in church. It was an interesting experience but made me think...
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 Time I Heard a Curse Word in Church
- January 12, 2016
- by
- Nathan Ealy
I was scheduled to speak on a Sunday night for a new church client, and as is customary for me I attended their morning...
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...