by Nate Stevens | Oct 11, 2017 | Finances
But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it (afterward)? [Luke 14:28, parenthesis added] When on vacation, charging things to your room...
by Nate Stevens | Jul 19, 2013 | Finances
If I give all I possess to the poor…but do not have love, I gain nothing. (1 Corinthians 13:3, NIV) “Dad, question about giving to the church. Should I pay tithe on gross or net income?” Teaching children about godly and charitable giving is one of the primary...
by Nate Stevens | Jul 16, 2013 | Finances
Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s (taxable) and to God what is God’s.” (Mark 12:17 / NIV, parenthesis added) “What the IRS doesn’t know won’t hurt them.” Those words came from a college professor while justifying his reasons...
by Nate Stevens | Mar 22, 2011 | Finances
Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In...
by Nate Stevens | Feb 7, 2011 | Finances
Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Corinthians 9:6-8, NIV)...
