Proverbs, Daily Bread
Three verses (Proverbs 30:7-9) I meditated lately: 7 “Two things I ask of you, O LORD; do not refuse me before I die: 8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. 9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and […]
Poor Rich People
Taken from Crazy Love (pg 89-90) by Francis Chan : … Because we don’t usually have to depend on God for food, money to buy our next meal, or shelter, we don’t feel needy. In fact, we generally think of ourselves as fair independent and capable. Even if we aren’t rich, we are “doing just […]
Intentional spending
Today is Thanksgiving in Canada. I went on a ride. It was rather breezy and I put on my winter gears to keep me warm. Because of the holiday, the roads were empty. It was a cyclist heaven. I weave in and out of the streets of Mississauga which normally were packed with traffic. Instead […]
Rich and poor
Last night, I was sharing with a friend that I still have trouble explaining how come Christians are living with so much wealth when there is so much poverty and oppression in the world. Luke 16:13
Putting my money where my faith is
My cat, Jojo, fell ill a few days ago. He stopped eating and drinking. While I was at work, I fell quite stress over it. My other cat, Bibi, died earlier this year. I still remembered the weeks where my sis and I took care of her as her health deteriorate. I was wondering if […]
For where I spend my money….
This is from the paper I submitted on Sat: n Matthew 22:36-40, Jesus summed up the commandments to love God with all your heart, all your strength and soul. He also said to love your neighbour as yourself. When an expert of the law asked Jesus who our neighbours are in Luke 10:25, Jesus used […]
Economics
Taken from Kingdom Ethic’s (Stassen and Gushee), page 414: …the follower of Jesus is overjoyed at the opportunity to participate in the kingdom’s dynamic advance in every area, economic life included. Living simply, not hoarding wealth for ourselves and trusting God to meet our basic material needs are practices that free us to offer generosity […]
Let them eat cake!
A while back, my friend asked me a question. We were discussing Christian living in a materialistic world. As the money we receive is a blessing from God. Where do a Christian draw the line in terms of buying things? What about brand names? In Matthew 5, Jesus taught the His disciples the Beatitudes… Blessed […]
Money Matter: Follow by faith, not by bank account
Since Dec 25 last year after I signed a contract to God I will seek Him first in everything I do, I’ve been slowly working on my financial matters. As part of ushering ministry and part of collecting tithes, I am obligated to be faithful to God in the money I was blessed. Or else […]
Money Matter: Questions
I am taking a course at McMaster Divinity. The course is Christian Ethics: Money, Sex and Power. For one of the paper, we have to write a situation (relate to ethics) in which we personally experience. I have been reading The Challenge of the Disciplined Life by Richard Foster. When there is a book I […]