There’s a popular saying from the Bible: “Money is the root of all evil.” There’s only one problem: That’s not what the Bible says. Here’s what the Bible does say, in the traditional King James Version: For the love of…
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Should Christians Tithe?
Over the past couple of years four readers have submitted Spiritual Conundrums to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life about tithing. First, a reader named Lisa: Lee: I belonged to a Christian church for thirty years which was fundamentalist. My husband paid…
Tagged with: charitable giving, charity, Christianity, Emanuel Swedenborg, money, spiritual meaning, spirituality, Swedenborg, the Bible, tithes, tithing
Posted in Money and Business, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in Money and Business, The Bible Re-Viewed
Pray to God, but Row Away from the Rocks
In recent news, Edgar Lungu, current president of the nation of Zambia, proclaimed Sunday, October 18, 2015, a day of prayer and fasting to save the kwacha. The kwacha is Zambia’s currency. You see, since the start of 2015, the…
Tagged with: business, day of prayer, Edgar Lungu, effective prayer, finance, kwacha, Mambo Hamaundu, money, prayer, Zambia
Posted in Current Events, Money and Business
Posted in Current Events, Money and Business
Prosperity Gospel is Spiritually Bankrupt
Here is a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named Richard Neer: Hi Lee, What is your position on Prosperity Gospel? I find the notion ridiculous, if not downright absurd! The premise that tithing…
Tagged with: Creflo Dollar, money, Prosperity, Prosperity consciousness, Prosperity Gospel, Prosperity theology, religion, spirituality
Posted in Current Events, Money and Business
Posted in Current Events, Money and Business
Kindness and Caring in Business
Business and industry has gotten a reputation in some quarters as being a heartless, soulless behemoth whose only interest is in racking up money and profits for the people at the top. But even if that reputation may be partially…
Tagged with: Aaron Belen, autism, business, Business and industry, industry, Jessica Leismann, John D'Eri, Rising Tide Car Wash, service, spirituality, Target, work, Yasir Moore
Posted in Money and Business
Posted in Money and Business
Tommy Gilbert: The Curse of Free Money and Easy Living
Thomas Gilbert, Jr., 30, had everything. His father was a Wall Street multimillionaire. He grew up amid wealth and luxury. He had attended the best private schools, and graduated from Princeton University in 2009 with a degree in economics. He…
Tagged with: adulthood, business, heaven, money, service, spirituality, Thomas Gilbert, Thomas S. Gilbert, Tommy Gilbert, violence, wealth
Posted in Current Events, Money and Business, Spiritual Growth
Posted in Current Events, Money and Business, Spiritual Growth
Money Can’t Buy Happiness . . . But Service Can
It’s a commonplace that money can’t buy you happiness. Studies show that people who win big in the lottery end out no happier than if they didn’t win. Razan Shalab Al-Sham had plenty of money. She grew up as the…
Tagged with: happiness, money, National Public Radio, NPR, Razan Shalab Al-Sham, service, spirituality, Syria, Syrian revolution, Syrian uprising, the lottery, war, wealth
Posted in Current Events, Money and Business
Posted in Current Events, Money and Business
Invest in Kindness: Reap a 5,000% Return!
One fine day a couple of months ago (as I write this), Billy Ray Harris, a homeless man in Kansas City, Missouri, was sitting in his usual spot panhandling passersby for small change. It seemed like a fairly usual day…
Tagged with: Bill Krejci, Billy Ray Harris, God, heaven, Kansas City, money, neighbor, return on investment, ROI, service, spirituality, Susan Darling
Posted in Current Events, Money and Business
Posted in Current Events, Money and Business
Amazon vs. Walmart: The Spiritual Shift
The battle between Amazon and Walmart has become legendary. Google the two company names together, and you will find enough reading material to keep yourself out of mischief for the foreseeable future. However, this battle is also a legend in…
Tagged with: Amazon, Amazon.com, brick and mortar, business, electronic business, Internet technology, love, mythology, online retailers, spiritual reality, understanding, virtual reality, Walmart
Posted in Current Events, Money and Business
Posted in Current Events, Money and Business
Nations are People, My Friend!
On December 31, 2012, North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, gave a New Year’s speech, vowing that his country would open up a new phase and make a radical turn-around in its economy during the coming year. He also made…
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