This is not ministry-related but I found this article so valuable, I felt that I should pass the link to others:
USAA (an auto insurance company) has posted an article about buying an automobile (new or used). The article was written by someone who worked in the business for six months and then left. Here are [...]
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12 secrets of buying a car
Posted by Ray in October 20th, 2008
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Posted in: Ethics, Finance Tags: automobile, car, financing, information, insurance, market, new car, Secrets, trade-in, USAA, used car, value
Gas Prices
Posted by Ray in August 21st, 2008
Although the price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped about 40 cents over the last month, the resulting (lower) price is still OUTRAGEOUS! One good thing about the high price - it has reduced the unnecessary travel for many people. It has now become necessary for me to calculate how much it costs to [...]
When the Need Exceeds Our Supply
Posted by Ray in August 21st, 2008
Posted in: Finance, Ministry, Profound Issues, Sermons Tags: biscuit, faith, fish, leftovers, miracle, money, need, sovereign, Supply, timing
(Last update: August 21, 2008)
Most of us have experienced the feeling of having our money run out before the bills do. We often wish that God would multiply our limited cash reserves just as Jesus multiplied the loaves and fish in John chapter 6. In that story (verses 1-15), Jesus fed 5000 people with five [...]
Legal Issues for Churches
Posted by Ray in July 5th, 2008
Posted in: Churches and Denominations, Ethics, Finance, Leadership Tags: Assemblies, church, law, lawsuit, Legal, ministers, Tax
The Assemblies of God website has a nice collection of articles that deal with the legal issues which churches may face. The page is well organized so that you can find what you are looking for very quickly. Check it out. Here is a clip from the page:
Helpful Links:
ChurchLawToday.com
Legal, Tax and Risk Management Resources
ReducingTheRisk.com
Making your [...]
Why it’s Important to Keep Tithing in Tough Economic Times
Posted by admin in July 3rd, 2008
Posted in: Devotional, Finance, Wisdom Tags: blessing, Economic, economy, income, Malachi, money, tithe, Unemployment, wealth
By Cortni Marrazzo,Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer
Original article can be viewed at http://www.crosswalk.com/root/spirituallife/11578198/
Most people would concede that our current economy is going through some tough times and most people are feeling the impact in some way or another. Unemployment rates are rising, gas and food prices are rising, house values are going down in many areas- the [...]
