Mission Trip: Israel -Day 1: May 17, 2007

We stayed at Beit Immanuel in Tel Aviv, very near Joppa where Peter had the vision in which God told him that His Spirit was for all people, not just the Jews. (Acts 9:32-10:48) Beit Immanuel means “House of God with us,” and is a hostel that also hosts a Discipleship program for young people […]

Accumulation vs Cash Flow

As we’ve repeatedly stated, here, here, and here for example,  cash flow is a much better indicator of true wealth than net worth. Net worth is a static number that doesn’t impact your life.  As a matter of fact, the more wealth that you have accumulated, the more unlikely you are to want to dig […]

My Journey of a Lifetime

My trip to Israel in 2007 was lead by David Schiff, who also led my trip to Mexico and the trips to Choctaw, MS and New Orleans that Kara (who is now my wife) and I also took in 2006. Before this trip, he told us that a major calling in his life was leading […]

The Utility of Liabilities

We talked yesterday about the fact that financial assets and liabilities are simply tools.  And that its a misinterpretation of scripture to think that borrowing is evil. On the other hand, if you do not repay your debts at the terms that you agreed to, you break the teaching that Paul’s teaching below, and enter […]

What do You Think?

I’ve got a plan – and I want your feedback. For the next couple of weeks, in place of my normal discussions on scripture – which have led us half way through Mathew at this point – I intend to relate the story of the truly surreal and remarkably spiritual mission trip I took to […]

They’re Only Tools

Financial assets and liabilities are simply tools.  Nothing more – nothing less.  A common mistake people make is attaching too much emotion to certain assets or liabilities.  This often prompts poor decisions. No financial asset in and of itself can directly make your life better.  There is no inherent value in them other than the […]

It’s about the Heart: Pt 2 (Mt 15:1-28)

Matthew 15:1-28 Yesterday we began discussing Jesus’ concern for our hearts as seen in His three discussions in this chapter, and looked at the first of those.  Today, let’s look at the second two. 2.       Matt. 15:12-20 By focusing on Peter, if we can put ourselves in his shoes, perhaps we can see how slow […]

Computing Your Own Net Worth

Net Worth is the sum total of assets minus liabilities. In financial terms, when you subtract all the money that you owe from that which you own – you are left with your net worth.  Most financial pundits consider this the be all/end all number defining your wealth.  As you’ll see, cash flow is a […]

It’s about the Heart: Pt1 (Mt 15:1-28)

Matthew 15:1-28 Three conversations were carried out by Jesus in Ch.15.  The first was with the Pharisees and some teachers of the Law with a crowd listening in.  The second with His Disciples, Peter in particular.  The final was with a Canaanite woman.  In all three, Jesus was looking into the heart condition of those […]

Which should we celebrate…Easter or Passover?

I was so excited to read an article in this morning’s Austin American Statesman that I decided to write this post.  I am in the middle of writing the mission trip write-up of my 2007 Israel mission trip.  I’ve written about 10 pages of it and soon it will be chopped into bite size blog […]

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