Whom should we help?
True and lasting financial freedom cannot be experienced in Christians’ finances unless they understand God’s perspective on giving and sharing. God’s perspective on how to obtain lasting financial freedom is best characterized by the following principles. 1. Acknowledge God’s ownership over everything. God owns it all and we are His stewards in charge of managing […]
Caring programs in the Church
Every church seeking to serve the Lord should have caring programs established to help their own needy, the needy in their community, and the needy in the world. The surpluses that the church must have in order to minister to the needy are always available. Too often, Christians are consuming or wasting them. Every church […]
Business tithing
Any business generally reflects the values of its principle owners or managers. It is the reflection of these values that determines whether a business is labeled Christian or non-Christian. If a business is to be used to serve God, it should have but one overriding purpose—to glorify Him. As such, there are five basic business […]
Why invest?
God is the perfect partner in any investment program. It is He who supplies all the seed to be planted. We plant it; He multiplies it. So, any investment program ought to be based around multiplying assets that God supplies and returning the bulk of the crop, as pointed out in the parable of the […]
Picking the Right Stock-to-Bond Mix
by Mark Biller for Sound Mind Investing What determines the performance of your investment portfolio more than any other single factor? Most investors think it’s picking good stocks and stock funds. Certainly that can make a big difference, and that’s why we suggest using a proven strategy like Fund Upgrading to help make important buy/sell […]
Use of tithes
Part of being a good steward (manager) of what God has provided is to give a portion back to Him. We pay the tithe, or 10 percent, of whatever we receive from Him. That tithe should be paid on our gross salary. It’s not that God needs our money; rather, giving serves as an external, […]
The Impact of a Life Lived for the Glory of God
At Sound Mind Investing, we try to be clear about the primary reason we exist: we want to help you have more so you can give more to share the Gospel of Christ with the world. As you give more generously: 1. You more fully reflect God’s life in you because God is a giver. […]
