Easter Sunday is tomorrow. It commemorates the day over 2000 years ago when the Savior of the world, the Lord Jesus Christ arose from the grave, conquering sin and death forever and ushering in new life for all who will place their faith in His finished work on Calvary’s cross. […]
If you read in the gospel of Luke, chapter 8, verses 22 through 25 of the Bible, you will find the question in the subject line of this post. It was asked by Jesus, the Lord Christ, of His disciples. I believe it is the most important question of life.
Let me quote the entire passage below found in Luke 8: 22-25 (NIV Bible):
((22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out. 23 As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.
24 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!”
He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. 25 “Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples.
In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.”))
We all have our faith in something or someone. That is, faith is common to everyone. Yet what I entrust my life, my very eternity to, must be able to deliver. Faith is just a means to an end. The end must be worthy of my faith. It is the object of my faith that matters. The object of my faith must be able to deliver.
I share my heart for stewardship in my book as it reflects my thanksgiving to Christ who Has delivered me from drowning. I believe in no prosperity doctrine where God will make me financially well off if I follow Him. For me, that is heresy.
No, my faith […]
Today, I’ll deviate from any discussion of stock investments or financial talk. Last night, my wife and I watched an NBC News Special, “Saving Dr. Brantly.” In this program, Matt Lauer interviewed Dr. Kent Brantly, a Christian medical missionary serving in Liberia. It was truly an inspiring story of the personal battle recently faced by Dr. Brantly as he contracted the deadly Ebola virus while serving those sickened by Ebola in Liberia and yet eventually recovered.
As I sat down to write my post, I was moved to delay what I would otherwise share today in favor of providing the link to the interview. My wife and I found the story tremendously encouraging. If you have not seen it, I believe you will find it well worth the time it takes to watch. Note that the entire interview is in six parts, ranging from about 5 minutes to over 7 minutes per part. So, you can watch it incrementally if you don’t have the 40 minutes or so to see it all at once. Next week, I’ll return to some more stock talk.
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/dateline/55997372#55997272
I wrote a post back in October titled “Faith, Money and Investing in Stocks.”In that piece, I expressed that sometimes it seems that money can be an uncomfortable topic among Christians. We have all witnessed times when men and women have used God’s name to further personal worldly financial agendas. Also, we hear of some who profess faith in Christ today and preach that God wants everyone to be prosperous financially.
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Equity represents wealth. On a corporate balance sheet there is an account called Stockholders’ Equity and it represents the wealth of all company stockholders that has been accumulated across the life of the business.
When we hear the phrase that our account has been credited, we see that as a good thing. It represents an expression that our worth has been increased. In the practice of accounting, a corporation’s Stockholders’ Equity account on its balance sheet is increased when we book a credit to that account. Further, the Stockholders’ Equity account represents an amount that belongs to all company stockholders proportionate to the number of shares held by each owner. Shareholders increase in equity, or wealth, when their collective account, namely Stockholders’ Equity, is credited through an accounting book-keeping entry.
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I was speaking at a civic club the other day about my book, “Choose Stocks Wisely: A Formula That Produced Amazing Returns.” During the Q and A time, I received a question that I’ve received before. The question probed at what my thoughts are toward investing in stocks amidst a backdrop of great financial uncertainty in our nation today.
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