Blessings from a Bad Economy

1.It is harder to get a loan, so you won’t borrow more than you can afford to pay back. 2.Less junk mail because the credit card companies are no longer interested in you. 3.When you lose everything, you discover who the people are that really love you and care for you. 4.You will see an [...]

Prepared for Poverty – part 4

The Pride of Poverty Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth. Matthew 19:21-22 Is it better to be poor [...]

Prepared for Poverty – sidebar

Why Write About Poverty? Allow me a moment to discuss why I am writing about being prepared for poverty. There are many who are worried about the present economic situation. I am concerned that many of these people may see the lost that they are experiencing as a judgment from God. Though they may not [...]

Prepared for Poverty – part 3

God’s True BlessingsWe tend to put the things and events of our lives into two groups: the good stuff and the bad stuff. The type of thinking that I often come across is this; all of the good stuff is a blessing from God and all of the bad stuff is not a blessing. So, [...]

Prepared for Poverty – part 2

Poverty vs. WealthTravel the world and you will find a universal belief about poverty and wealth. The understanding is this:Those who are wealthy have been blessed by God (or the gods), and those who are poor have been cursed by God (or the gods).Another way of saying this is that the poor have done something [...]

Prepared for Poverty – part 1

I have written before about how I am trying to prepare my children, my students and myself for persecution. It is not that I am full of doom and gloom but that I understand that the persecution of Christians has often been a part of the Christian life and the spread of the Gospel, so [...]