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The Truth about Financial Sin?

Published June 14, 2012 | By Joshua Christensen
It's 4:36 in the morning.  I've been up for quite some time now.  I have a condition that causes me to lose sleep while I'm on the road away from my family.  I miss them too much.  As a result, days are long and nights are longer.  It's amazing how not getting the right amount of sleep can have such a profound affect on a person. That's gotten me thinking about money and sin.  How do I define financial sin?  It's an interesting question none the less, so I will attempt to tackle this Read more [...]
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Debt Reduction – Should debt settlement be part of my plan part 2

Published May 23, 2012 | By Joshua Christensen
Yesterday's post received some great responses.  It is interesting to see the emotions attached to money in both good and bad times.  Christians who are 100% convinced they serve God and NOT money can test their faith based on their emotional response to money situations. I received this response from one of my coaching clients this morning regarding yesterday's post about Debt Settlement Companies.  It is appropriate that we discuss this, in detail. Hi Joshua, I'm wondering about your Read more [...]
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Do my kids really get the money thing?

Published April 26, 2012 | By Joshua Christensen
On Sunday, I was over at a church members house finishing up some yard work I've been helping them with. My oldest was with me helping serve this family.  I asked if she was still interested in babysitting.  She was a bit dismissive in her answer, so I asked if she still wanted to make some money doing it. Then she lit up a bit.  She asked me how much she could make, so we talked about it a bit.  We finished the conversation and kept bagging up yard debris. Last night, she shared the two Read more [...]
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Our First Webinar!

Published June 12, 2011 | By Joshua Christensen
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3 Keys to Biblical Abundance in Difficult Financial Times! In the middle of the night, in September of 2006, Albuquerque banker, Joshua Christensen suddenly woke from a deep sleep and pounded out a mission statement to change the world through Fiscal Stewardship.  Since 1996, he has helped thousands of believers in financial council, but in 2006, he did not know what his new mission meant.  A very short time later, in January of 2008, he lead his first small group discussion based on the Read more [...]

Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous: Biblical Figures edition

Published May 19, 2011 | By Joshua Christensen
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Who was a Great Steward of God's household? Who squandered all he was given? Who lost everything & yet gained 100x what he lost? All this and more! It's Thursday.  I've been reviewing several of the very animated characters throughout the Bible, and it's interesting to me that there's not a 'rich & famous' profile section of all the Biblical Greats! Of course, there wouldn't be since God is less concerned about our financial wealth and more concerned with our Spiritual Health & Read more [...]

The Yeast of the Pharisees

Published May 18, 2011 | By Joshua Christensen
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“When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread. "Be careful," Jesus said to them. "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees." They discussed this among themselves and said, "It is because we didn't bring any bread." Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked, "You of little faith, why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread? Do you still not understand? Don't you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls Read more [...]

Ananias & Sapphira: Attitude of Money

Published May 17, 2011 | By Joshua Christensen
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“1 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2 With his wife's full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles' feet.3 Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?4 Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your Read more [...]

Secret Millionaire

Published May 3, 2011 | By Joshua Christensen
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It’s Sunday night, what will we watch?  What’s this? A new show on ABC?  Secret Millionaire is redefining wealth exchange and generosity for our generation! In the show, America’s most successful millionaires have a chance to go undercover for 1 week to investigate some unsung hero who is making a real difference in their community.  These millionaires are given a week’s welfare pay to live on so they can experience the difficulties of not ‘having it all’ at any given moment. This Read more [...]

Alarming Statistics: Teens & Money!

Published April 28, 2011 | By Joshua Christensen
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I’m doing research right now on the upcoming fiscal literacy curriculum that we are creating.  As I was reading today, I came across an alarming piece of information that I feel very compelled to share with you. Personal finance has been viewed as a complicated and complex menagerie of diluted information passed on from the knowing to their privileged children and kept locked away from the poor and needy.  I’m here to tell you that the secrets of success with personal finance are not Read more [...]

From Weakness to Strength…

Published April 22, 2011 | By Joshua Christensen
Strengths And Weaknesses Are To Make You Realize Your Full Potential
  "For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgement, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you."  Rom 12:3 An interesting thing happened on Sunday evening.  I was having dinner with some friends when one of them, a gentleman I didn’t know well, asked me what my book is about.  As I shared about Consider the Ant and personal finance, this gentleman gave me an opportunity Read more [...]
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