Stewardship

“I grew up in a little Baptist church in Arkansas. And like believers everywhere, we had some things exactly right — and a few things profoundly wrong. One of those things was the idea that only formal ministry counts as a calling, and only our pastors and missionaries are truly called.” - Christ Over All

“As a Christian working in the Bitcoin industry, I regularly field responses from Christians trying to wrap their heads around something that, for many, seems to be much ado about nothing.” - IFWE

“We are living in a day when societal acceptance of gambling is beyond anything we would have thought possible in our times…. 38 [states] have some form of legal sports betting…. nearly 9 in 10 Americans have gambled at some point in their lifetime, and that more than 6 in 10 have gambled in the last year” - Baptist Press

“The summit, held at Travis Avenue Baptist Church, explored the implications of sports betting at every level—personal, institutional and societal—and how Christians can be better equipped to respond to the rise of instant access to all kinds of gambling on our phones and other devices.” - CPost

“don’t resent that you serve God in a small arena. Don’t feel sorry for yourself that you write for a small audience or preach before a small congregation. Be honored that God lets you serve him at all and deploy what he’s given you for the good of others and the glory of God.” - Challies

“Once considered a vice and the realm of Vegas casinos and organized crime, legal commercial sports betting has become America’s favorite pastime.” - RNS

Related: The Sports Betting House Always Wins. Who Loses? We Do. - TGC

“Currently, the national debt stands at over $36 trillion, more than $100,000 of debt for every person in the country. That’s on top of the debt personally incurred by 77% of American households, which is on average to the tune of about $65,000.” - Breakpoint

“this passage is proverbial and not a promise, as God’s providence sometimes brings surprises to our lives. Nonetheless, its wisdom should still be heeded.” - David Huffstutler

“Using the word makarios, which means ‘happy-making,’ Jesus said, ‘There is more happiness in giving than in receiving’ (Acts 20:35 GNT). Nanci and I found that happiness, not duty, permeates a God-honoring theology of money.” - Randy Alcorn

“We tend to focus on things that belong at the tail end of stewardship discussions, not the beginning. In effect we’re trying to install the gutters before we’ve laid the foundation and started the framing.” - Randy Alcorn