By now, nearly everyone has heard of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). If you’ve watched all-news channels like CNN or Fox News over the past month with their alternating images of people hurrying through airports wearing surgical masks and bombs exploding over Baghdad, you’d think there were only two news stories worth reporting: the...

As a licensed marriage and family therapist, Dr. Ginger Gabriel of San Bernardino, California is a strong proponent of lay counseling. In fact, she thinks every Christian is called to be a counselor at one level or another. “Counselor is one of the names given to Jesus, the founder of our faith,” she says. Since most Christians will be...

As president of Ron Blue and Company, Canada*, nothing frustrates Michael Gibney more than when he hears people equate poverty with spirituality. He describes this as a 'tail-chasing' argument, because the same people who say it's 'un-spiritual' to be rich are the first people to turn to the wealthy when they are in need of funds. Gibney says...

Teaching your children and grandchildren how to handle their finances is one of the greatest challenges parents and grandparents face. As Indira Patro, founder of Mustard Seed Ministries says, you can go all the way through school, earn your bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees, and yet nowhere along the way will you be required to learn...

If you think about it, there are really only five things you can do with money: Earn it Spend it Save it Invest it Give it That may sound simple. But when it comes to actually doing it, all sorts of questions arise, such as: How much money do I need to earn? How much should I save? How much should I spend? Where should I...

When it comes to giving, Marvin Kehler, President of Global Aid Network, doesn’t think it is complicated. "It all starts with God putting a desire in your heart.  Once that happens, God begins to supply the means to fulfill it." Marvin and his wife Katherine have applied this simple philosophy throughout their personal and professional lives....

If you think about it, your life can be divided up into five key areas: Church Family Work The world (meaning your involvement in the community, city, province, etc.) Other, which includes things like recreation and friendships. As long as you give each area its due, things will hum along just fine. But the minute you begin devoting...