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Bible

Should I Tithe Off my Income Tax Return?

by PF Journey on April 14, 2010

Every once in a while, I am either asked this question, or it comes up in a discussion:
Should I tithe off my income tax return?
The purpose of this post isn’t to discuss the validity of the tithe today.  It is directed towards those who practice the act of tithing.  I’ve included a brief history and [...]

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Comparing Crown Ministries & Financial Peace

by PF Journey on March 26, 2010

There are currently two major programs that encourage financial stewardship from a Biblical perspective:  Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University & Crown Financial Ministries.  The programs have more similarities than differences.  Both programs have helped thousands of families eliminate debt and find financial freedom while keeping God at the center of all the lessons.  So which [...]

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A Call to Prayer and Fasting in Haiti

by PF Journey on March 14, 2010

If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.  2 Chronicles 7:14
That is the passage of scripture that came to mind as a watched [...]

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Can I Afford to Give an Offering?

by PF Journey on March 3, 2010

“The only investment I ever made which has paid consistently increasing dividends is the money I have given to the Lord.”
- J.L. Kraft, head of the Kraft Cheese Corporation
When mapping out financial priorities, some may ask “when is the best time to start giving?” Is it after the debt is paid off, when your financially [...]

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Buried Treasure

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by PF Journey on February 19, 2010

Last month I asked the question: “Are You Investing Your Talents?” I briefly discussed the differences between planting and burying something. The Bible has a lot to say about planting, sowing, reaping and harvest. When something is planted, it is with the expectation that it will eventually break through the ground and produce. On the [...]

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Are you Investing Your Talents?

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by PF Journey on January 27, 2010

The Parable of the Talents is an interesting story found in Matthew 25:14-30  of 3 men and what they did with the “talents” given to them.  The first man was given 5 talents, the second man was given 2 talents, and the third man was given 1 talent.  The first two men doubled their talents, [...]

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