There are many things to think about when teaching tithing to children. This post explores some of the things we should and shouldn’t teach and offers money jars as a helpful teaching tool.
Teaching Children How to Tithe
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 by · 1 Comment
We have recently started to give our 5 year old an allowance. When we did, we wanted to teach him about tithing and saving (he already knows spending). My wife, Cindy, wrote a post about our system for teaching D3 these important concepts. You should check it out. It’s working great! Update: This post was [...]
Thoughts on Cutting Budgets
Saturday, October 18, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
Budgets are tight, and churches everywhere are having to make tough cuts. There are some important things to think about, though, to make sure that you make cuts in the right places.
Wallstreet CEO’s Hold America Hostage: How Should Christians Respond?
Saturday, September 27, 2008 by · 2 Comments
I feel violated. In effect, Big Banking is telling America to pay up or else they will launch the country into a massive depression. I am irate. This was foreseeable. This was preventable. I remember being warned about sub-prime loans a couple of years ago. The analysts knew the risks then. I think our financial [...]
The Kindergarten Tip
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 by · 1 Comment
This story hit home with us, because D3 started kindergarten this year and had a similar experience. One mother walked her new kindergartener in to school and gave him a five dollar bill to put towards his lunch account. When she picked him up, she asked, “Did you give the lunch lady your money?” He [...]
