In the times we’re in, everyone and their expert are giving financial advise. But the truth is, the truth has not changed.
Financial mentor Dave Ramsey is currently teaching a 3-week series at LifeChurch.tv for churches across the world to use. It’s called Life. Money. Hope.
Dave did an interview about the series (you can watch it below), here are a few bullet points;
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Dean Craig church administration, misc ramblings Christianity, church, culture, economy, money
Yesterday this guy said something to me that got me thinking.
“That will never happen” …
We were talking about some of those “what if” kinds of things. Dreaming big.
All these church “experts” are saying “watch out” right now because of the economy, money is tight, some churches are laying people off, others are cutting programs. Read more…
Dean Craig church administration, misc ramblings dreaming, economy, money
Did you play checkers when you were a kid? Or Monopoly? Or marbles? Chances are that you did. Did anyone ever tell you that you were going to turn into a marble head? Or a checker addict?
I keep hearing people talk about kids and their video games like it’s some kind of plague. But in my opinion, the games kids (and many adults too) are playing are much more than simple distractions. They are much more social than you would think.
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Dean Craig misc ramblings, relationships, small groups
I don’t know much about Joel Hunter or his church, but his prayer at the Democratic National Convention demonstrated the difference between tolerance and respect. He invited people to end the prayer they way they would end their own prayers. This showed respect without condoning other faiths in the room. He showed the difference between praying in a national, political venue vs. praying in his own church or any other evangelical church.
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Dean Craig impressions, misc ramblings, outreach