Occupation: Author Birth: June 23, 1954
Heaven isn't an extrapolation of earthly thinking; Earth is an extension of Heaven, made by the Creator King..
You and I are characters in God's Story, handmade by Him. Every character serves a purpose..
You can't take it with you - but you can send it on ahead..
..tithing isn't something I do to clear my conscience so I can do whatever I want with the 90 percent--it also belongs to God! I must seek his direct….
If you're considering going into student debt, I encourage you to seek the Lord's will through the reading and study of His Word, prayer, and the wis….
When I save, I lay something aside for future need. If I sense God's leading, I will give it away to meet greater needs. When I hoard, I'm unwilling ….
God prospers me not to raise my standard of living, but to raise my standard of giving..
There's been a false and negative distinction that's been made between joy and happiness. Unfortunately, the message we send to those both inside and….
The vermin explain their sin with sanctimonious language like, "We've prayed about it and sought counsel, and we feel it's the right thing to do." Do….
It's dangerous faith in our untamed Savior that leads us to the joy we crave..
Giving is the safety valve that releases the excess pressure of wealth..
You are made for a person and a place. Jesus is the person. Heaven is the place..
Statistics show that a soldier's chances of survival in the front lines of combat are greater than the chances of an unborn child avoiding abortion. ….
God gives us abundant material blessing so that we can give it away, and give it generously..
Wealth is a relational barrier. It keeps us from having open relationships..
Unless we learn how to humbly tell each other our giving stories, our churches will not learn to give..
Give regularly. Stewardship is not a once-a-year consideration, but a week-to-week, month-to-month commitment requiring discipline and consistency..
Seeking happiness apart from a right relationship God is like trying to turn on a light that's unplugged..
Shouldn't we suppose that many of our most painful ordeals will look quite different a million years from now, as we recall them on the New Earth? Wh….
There's a throne in each life big enough for only one. Christ may be on that throne, or money may be. But both cannot occupy it..
Christians are God's delivery people, through whom he does his giving to a needy world. We are conduits of God's grace to others. Our eternal investm….