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El Shaddai in India

As I write this I am in India where we have just spent two and half days with pastors and apostolic leaders. I find this country so fascinating. Although it is still 85% Hindu, the grip of Hinduism is weakening … Continue reading

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From Scarcity to Abundance

You stare at your paycheck. Is it going to be enough? You look at the stack of bills on your desk. Somehow you are trying to balance what comes in with what goes out. Stop. Think bigger. God doesn’t want … Continue reading

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Acts of Compassion Require Money

If you have heard me teach on finances you have likely heard me say the phrase, “You can’t give what you don’t have”. I mean to say that a sincere Christian can have a great desire to help people or … Continue reading

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Abundance or Lack

How do we see the world? Is it from a place of abundance or a place of lack? When we have a mindset of lack we believe that everything is limited. However, when we have an abundance mindset, we believe … Continue reading

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Little Government, Big People

Once the Hebrews entered the Promised Land, God wanted them to live and govern themselves as free individuals. When they faced national problems He would raise up a judge to organize the people. Each judge was only able to rule … Continue reading

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Big Government, Little People

I recently heard someone say the bigger and more controlling a government is the more little the people become in their ability to live, make choices and be fruitful in their lives. Of course the opposite is true then, the more … Continue reading

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It Takes Money to Do Things for God

We cannot separate money and ministry. Most of us have heard and love the story of the Good Samaritan. We would all like to be the Good Samaritan that Jesus described. Let’s read carefully the story: In reply Jesus said: … Continue reading

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Banking in Venezuela Requires a Backpack

Today in Venezuela the hungry locals have taken to scouring city streets for plastic garbage bags full of rubbish and emptying the contents so that they can resell the bags. Extreme poverty has spread like the plague. The garbage bag, … Continue reading

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Listen to Bono

Some 44% of millennials believe they do more to support social causes than the rest of their family, according to the 2017 Millennial Impact. Guess what…it is not just millennials who want to make a difference. Some of us boomers … Continue reading

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Entrepreneurs Create Alternatives

One challenge America faces is the generations-long failure to give an adequate education to children in the country’s poorest neighborhoods. Failure begets failure in many urban school systems. Two wealthy Americans— John Walton of the Walmart fortuneand New York investor … Continue reading

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