Are you really ‘richer than you think’ or is it just some clever line to get you to switch to a different bank? If I’m so rich, then why don’t I feel rich? If I’m so rich, why am I so poor? I live in a house which is the envy of many but, to be honest, the bank owns it; me and my family, we just live there. Those of us with more don’t simply want more; we NEED more. We need more because deep down we know how fragile our personal economy is. It turns out that finding Nemo was easier than losing something else along the way. What Marlin learned can teach us a lot. Big. Or little. Or big AND little, we all mess up. Get over it. Get over yourself! Focusing on God’s ways is easier said than done. The harder you try, the more difficult it becomes. There’s a disconnect. We are disconnected people living in a hyper-connected world. Ask yourself: Are you living life for the dot or for the line? For the moment? Or for eternity? For now? Or forever? How you answer will change your life forever. Like most people, I have a love/hate relationship with money. It’s because the value we place on one another is based on what our bank account says we're worth. That's wrong. Do you give good gifts? The answer isn't a simple "yes" or "no" because not all gifts are created equal. Some are good, and some are not. The difference between the two will very likely surprise you. The Bible says, "In God’s hands, the kingdom of heaven is at hand." It’s not out there; it’s in here. In fact, it’s at your fingertips. Don’t “get a grip;" get a life instead. In helping, you will be helped. In serving, you will be served. Your cup won’t just be filled; it will overflow. It will pour out love and kindness that you never knew you had. Nowadays, people argue that tithing is Hebrew scriptures' thinking; that as modern-day Christians we do not need to tithe because we do not operate under the law but, rather, under grace. God promises that we will be blessed over and above that which we give and also according to the measure that we use to give. But if we hold back from giving with a stingy heart… This book, although it’s supposedly all about money, isn’t really about money at all. It’s really about you—you and your response to God for what God has provided. Things that seem on the surface to be “evil” may be “good” in disguise. So we are wise when we let God decide, and to thank God that all things turn out for good for those who love God.
Richer
Poorer
Mind the Gap
MARLIN AND ME
FINDING FOCUS
(DIS)CONNECT
LIFELINE
WHO ARE YOU?
WE GIVE GOOD GIFTS
HANDS
THE CUP OF LIFE
NO, DON’T GIVE TILL IT HURTS
THE GIVING TREE
THE CART AND THE HORSE
STRANGE BLESSINGS
“John’s desire is not to get us down on ourselves for where we might be today but to spread our wings and live gratefully, joyfully, generously, and expectantly, being a blessing to others when we have the ability or chance to do so.”
—From the foreword by Canada’s hockey hero, Paul Henderson