Monthly Archives: March 2013

Conserve, conserve and conserve a little bit more, my friends! Sell one of your cars and commit to riding the bus or train to work. Turn off the lights in a room you are not occupying. Use a space heater in the room where you are sleeping, eating, reading or watching television instead of using the

Make a budget and stick to it, no mater what happens. Even God had a budget my friends! God established a budget of provision and knew when to distribute those provisions when necessary. “42 And the Lord said, “Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his

Save money wherever you can. Here are some tips for saving money that I gleaned from Dave Ramsey’s book “Priceless.” • If you save $100 per month for forty years at 12% interest, you will end up with $1,188,242. • Imagine if a 30-year-old couple funded a Roth IRA at $250 per month at 9% in

Create opportunities in tough times. Joseph created another stream of income by selling what was stored up for a time of famine. “13 Now there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.” “16 T

Find the right mate. Having someone with whom to share your dream is irreplaceable, my friend. This creates the environment for love and growth. Amos 3:3 states “Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?” You will never build your dream with someone who is unwilling to support and agree wit

Stack some chips. Saving money allows us to experience the hundredfold return of the Lord. Remember, my definition of the hundredfold return is we will “suffer attack but never suffer lack.” Despite the reduction of my income by 75% over the last three years, I still live in my home, and my life

Put in the hard work. I always tell people that anything you did not work for is probably not yours. Anything worth having comes at a price, and nothing is free. Someone somewhere paid for it. The scriptures are filled with nuggets to support this principle. “ 6 Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consid

Get you some real estate. It’s called real estate for a reason – it’s real estate. Stocks, bonds and mutual funds are great, but real estate is what’s most real – most tangible. Owning my home has afforded me tax credits or breaks, as well as discounts on life, car and health insurance. Mo

Leave those credit cards alone. Debt is giving to the past, while God is focused on the future. “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,” (Philippians 3:13) “The

I had a chance to visit Yosemite this weekend and words cannot express the majesty and beauty of this national treasure. I stayed at the Sugar Pine Christian Camps in Oakhurst, California and the people of Sugar Pine Christian Camps are some of the most hospitable people to be around. I felt like I

Stop giving money to lazy people such as relatives, friends and associates who play on your sympathy. “Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.” (Matthew 7:6) As a pastor, I have lea

Put some money away for your children. “A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.” (Proverbs 13:22) I met a man in Air Force basic training. We had a lot in common; we were both from New Orleans, serving in the same rese