Finances & Career
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Shawn Bolz Shares Spiritual Keys to Living with a Looming Recession
Read time: 3 minutes 28 seconds Fears of recession have been plaguing Americans for months since the debate about whether the country had officially entered one or not. Unofficially, after two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth the country is in a recession. Until this year apparently. Whatever a person’s view on the state of
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Is Prosperity Biblical? Jim Baker Discusses Money and Kingdom Impact
Read Time: 2 minutes 15 seconds Constant chatter floods social media about the uncertain times we are living in—but when is the future ever certain? Instead of worrying about your finances, job security and future plans let’s take a look to see what the Bible says about prosperity, faith and kingdom impact. Charisma News sat
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Tim Sheets: God’s Children Will Reap Major ‘Inheritance Benefits’ in 2023
Read Time: 2 Minutes 11 Seconds Prophet Tim Sheets has great news for the heirs of the kingdom of Christ. The Holy Spirit recently revealed to Sheets that, in 2023, God’s promises made over the last decade will be fulfilled and that His sons and daughters will reap “inheritance benefits.” “We are moving into a
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All Some Christians Want for Christmas Is a Bank That Won’t Cancel Them
Read Time: 3 Minutes 27 Seconds When Christians and conservatives who love Jesus and America go to pay the bills for all the Christmas gifts they buy for family and friends this holiday season, they hope their checking and savings accounts still exist at mainstream consumer banks, which have become increasingly enmeshed in “woke” ideology
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Prophecy: The Generation of Side Hustles
PROPHETIC WORD: THIS IS THE GENERATION OF SIDE HUSTLES Household Debt Climbs Past $16 Trillion as Inflation Wrecks Family Finances: With inflation running out of control and higher prices squeezing family budgets, more Americans are turning to credit cards to bridge the gap. That’s led to the biggest leap in credit card balances in 20
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David Jeremiah: The Significance of a Small Sacrifice
Read Time: 4 Minutes, 28 Seconds Did you hear about the boy who took off his favorite bow tie during the church service and put it in the offering plate? When his dad asked him why he had done such a thing, the youngster replied, “Don’t you know? The pastor tells us to put our
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Study: Pastors Divided on What Tithing Should Look Like for Christians
For most, an occasional sermon about tithing is standard fare. As it turns out though, most American pastors aren’t convinced Christians need to give the customary 10% of their income to the church. Newly published data from Barna’s “Revisiting the Tithe & Offering,” a section in its The State of Generosity series, found pastors are
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6 Contrasts Between Kingdom and Worldly Views of Money
Note: This is the first part of a two-part article. Look for the second part next week. Much has been written regarding what the Bible teaches about prosperity, wealth and stewardship. Despite the vast amount of material on this subject, many believers still struggle with having a biblical mindset regarding their resources. In regards to
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Kingdom Economics: Who Do You Trust?
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its first of three estimates for second quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Second-quarter inflation-adjusted (real) GDP fell at an annual rate of 0.9%, compared to a drop of 1.6% in the first quarter, and pre-report expectations of +0.5%. The GDP price index measures inflation for all final good
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Does God Want You to Be a Millionaire?
One interesting observance during this month is “Be A Millionaire Day”. Let us take the observance as an opportunity to contemplate God’s perspective of material wealth. It is important to do so because one of the prospective and logical outcomes of professional excellence is the acquisition of material wealth. No honorable profession, vision or venture
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Financial Expert: How does ESG Stack Up Against Biblically Responsible Investing?
There’s a lot of talk today about ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing. In particular, Millennials are gravitating toward companies that match their values. “Millennials are nearly twice as likely to invest in companies or funds that target specific environmental or social outcomes,” according to a recent Ernst & Young report. The survey also says that “29% of
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Your Kingdom Keys to Weathering Economic Storms
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped to 20% below January all-time highs, signaling a bear market last Friday (JP Morgan). Fortunately, the market recovered slightly by the end of trading to move out of bear market territory. However, the DJIA did manage to put together the eighth consecutive week of losses—the longest streak since 1923.
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Kingdom Economics: The Lord’s Provision Doesn’t Depend on the State of the Economy
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the April employment report and the March JOLTS report (job openings and labor turnover survey). The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.6%, total payrolls were constant at 406K, and private payrolls fell 18K. The participation rate fell to 62.2% as workers left the workforce. The JOLTS report showed
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Kingdom Economics: Buckle Your Seatbelts
When flying, we are continually reminded to buckle our seatbelts. The seatbelts are there for our safety and allow our bodies to remain in the seat during turbulent periods. The wise person will take advantage of the seatbelt, since some turbulence is unexpected. There are four sources of air turbulence. Mechanical turbulence occurs because of
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Kingdom Economics: Kingdom Decisions Have Consequences
The Mortgage Bankers Association released its weekly report. The average weekly 30-year mortgage rate was 4.05%, 22 bps higher for the week and the highest since July 31, 2019. Mortgage applications were down 5.4%, compared to being down 8.1% the previous week. The MBA Mortgage Market Index was down 5.4% and the Refinancing Index was
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