Another Look by David Faust My family raised pigs on the farm where I grew up. Yes, hogs stink. But farming isn’t for sissies, and business is business. Whenever someone complained about the odor emanating from the hog barn, Dad would simply chuckle and mutter, “They smell like money to me.” So there’s a part […]
Kids and money
Home Bev and Phil Haas We didn’t make wise financial decisions early on as a couple and now that we have kids we don’t want them growing up and making the same mistakes. How should we begin to teach our kids about managing money? According to Charles Schwab & Company’s recent online survey, many parents […]
Acting with discernment – The Uniform Lesson for September 25
by Sam E. Stone This month’s studies in Proverbs have been extremely practical—helping us to pursue righteousness, make right choices, and teach values. They have brought us to today’s theme. Recording the Teaching/Proverbs 25:1 The book of Proverbs contains two groupings of Solomon’s proverbs (10:1–22:16 and 25:1–29:27). The book also includes collections of sayings […]
‘Secular’ or ‘spiritual’?
Another Look by David Faust What comes to mind when you think of the word holy? Assembling at the house of worship, or going fishing with friends? Celebrating a sacred holiday, or walking through a shopping center? Going to a dinner party with individuals known for their sexual immorality and questionable business ethics, or eating […]
An unlikely hero
Christians and Culture by Dr. Tim Woodroof Recently, I went shopping for some clothes to wear on an upcoming trip to Thailand. I am speaking at the Asian Mission Forum in Chiang Mai and needed something appropriate and cool (the temperature “cool” rather than the fashion “cool”). The woman presiding over the men’s department was […]
