Chuck Bentley
Chuck Bentley
…it can only be done one bite at a time. Over the years, I have known thousands of folks who have become debt free. I have never met anyone who regretted it. True debt is borrowing money that you have no way of paying back. It is debt backed by nothing more than your commitment […]
By Chuck Bentley In Luke 16: 10 it says, “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.” You see, if you are unfaithful in small things, you will be unfaithful in large things. You cannot be entrusted […]
By Chuck Bentley I travel frequently and am familiar with rules and regulations for my luggage. The primary rule is the size or volume of the bag. But far more important than that is the content—what is inside the bag. The airlines must know what is inside your luggage. So much so that they take […]
By Chuck Bentley The word awesome means overwhelming reverence, admiration, or fear. Jacob was the first to use this word in the Bible in Genesis 28:16-17: Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, ‘Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.’ And he was afraid and said, ‘How awesome […]
By Chuck Bentley I recently participated in a conference that featured Rabbi Jonathan Cahn, author of both The Harbinger and The Shemitah. Rabbi Cahn is convinced that the year of Jubilee beginning in September of 2015 will bring a significant shaking of the financial markets. I enjoyed listening to his logic based upon an understanding […]
By Chuck Bentley A recent call from listeners to our radio program gave me great joy. The couple shared with me their plan to re-purpose their lives and asked for some financial advice. Both are now 68 years old; the husband retired from the postal service and has a modest pension. They currently live in […]
By Chuck Bentley According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal called How Rich and Poor Spend (and Earn) Their Money, the middle class wage earners spend a much higher percentage of their income on transportation than any other wage earners, rich or poor. Analyzing data from the Consumer Expenditures Survey gathered by […]
By Chuck Bentley Many people make daily decisions for earning, spending, saving, investing, borrowing, and even giving money without ever considering their motives for these actions. Proverbs 16:2 says, “All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit.” Solomon is teaching us that we think our […]
By Chuck Bentley There was some irony in a certain news story out of CBS New York. After decades of studying and working with tens of thousands of patients, researchers at the Mayo Clinic, one of the most prestigious health organizations in the world, say they’ve cracked the code to being happy. According to psychiatrist John Tamerin, […]
By Chuck Bentley Nobody likes to suffer. I sure don’t. But I have learned that it helps to endure the pain if I put it all in context. For instance, if I hit my thumb with a hammer, it hurts, and it makes me want to scream and shout and dance around on one foot […]
