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Inspiring NBC Interview

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

September 7th, 2014|faith, God|1 Comment

A Christian View Toward Money

Today’s post looks at some scriptures from the Bible that relate to using God’s resources wisely. If the end purpose of managing money wisely, including investing in common stocks wisely, is simply to “be rich,” earthly life will come to an end one day and so will whatever momentary pleasures that were extracted from the riches gained. […]

July 5th, 2014|God, money|0 Comments

Pride Precedes a Fall

Truths found in Scripture (the Bible) apply to all aspects of life, including investing in common stocks. The Bible is very clear about God’s position toward the proud. It is referred to as an abomination to God in Proverbs 6:17. James 4:6 states that “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” In Proverbs 16:16, we read “How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.” Proverbs 16: 18, 19 tells us “Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.”

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June 7th, 2014|Balance Sheet, God, stewardship|0 Comments

God’s Not Dead

Last week, my wife and I went to see the movie, “God’s Not Dead.” We found that the film dealt with a lot of issues that are very “real-life.” I won’t tell about the film because you might be planning to see it.

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April 16th, 2014|God, Investing|8 Comments

Spring Reminds Me of New Life

I’ll deviate today from my norm of investment talk. This has been a cold winter across the United States. Living in the south, I’ve not had to shovel snow like many of you. So, it’s been cold but I’m not complaining. Today, as I’m writing this post, blooms are popping out on bushes and trees, signaling the coming of spring. It is my favorite time of year, and it is an amazing thing to witness things coming alive before our very eyes.

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March 8th, 2014|Daylight Savings Time, God|6 Comments

I Thank God for You

As a Christian, I wish to acknowledge Jesus Christ when I’m talking about money, whether in my book or here at my blog. While I could get wordy in explanation, I’ll simply reference a single verse from I Corinthians 10:26 which states:

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January 31st, 2014|God, money|2 Comments

No Place for Worldly Prosperity Doctrine in Christian Faith

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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January 8th, 2014|faith, God, Investing|6 Comments

Crediting One’s Account

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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November 17th, 2013|Balance Sheet, Equity, faith, God|0 Comments