John VanDuzer

Hey, the Crown Financial Ministries Canada website www.crowncanada.ca has a lot of practical resources about faith and finances you can download or listen to for free.

In a podcast, Bruxy Cavey, lead pastor at The Meeting House, responded to a question about tithing from a member of his congregation. The question asked was this: “Do you think that giving a tithe to the church is the same as giving to another charity? Should I give my whole tithe (10%) to The […]

According to Statistics Canada, in 2011 (the last year for which data has been tabulated) the average Canadian household earned $95,000 before taxes and $79,600 afterwards. Even if we take the lower of these two numbers, dividing $79,600 by $260 means that—on average—we give just one-third of one percent of our money to charity. Because […]

From Chapter One, Richer: Calculate how rich you are. Go to www.givingwhatwecan.org where you can calculate your wealth in comparison with the rest of the world. The site is well worth a look and their objective is admirable; “to play a significant part in eliminating poverty in the developing world.”

From Chapter Three, (Dis)Connect: I talk at length about the disconnect that went down in Toronto early the morning of July 27, 2013. Watch the video, or read the transcript. Either way, I warn you, there’s explicit language.

From Thailand, “Disconnect to Connect” is a commercial that actually sells me an idea I can happily buy into. See it for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ae0tzVo8Fw

I love this because it’s so true. I hate this because it’s so true, too! What do you think? I’d sure like to know.

From the Grimsby Lincoln News, By Pieter Van Hiel, Staff Money is a topic that looms large in the minds of most of us. We worry about the lack of money, we hope for a raise at work, and many of us dream of hitting it big with a lottery or windfall. Yet, money is […]