Is Maturity Just Another Word For Old?

I have heard the terms “spiritual maturity” and “mature Christian” a lot lately and it has me wondering what does that mean exactly?  What does it mean to be “mature”?  I laugh when I see it used in marketing and the media.  I would definitely more appt...

The Joy in Simply Giving

Giving (or you may have heard it referred to as tithing) is a cornerstone of Christian stewardship.  If Jesus is Lord of your life then He is Lord of all of your life, your time, your money, your relationships, etc.  This can be a tough area for women, but...

What If You Did Win the Powerball?

All of us at some time or another have daydreamed about what we would do if we came into a large sum of money, if we won the lottery or received a large inheritance. We talk about all the things we would buy or the things we would do with that money, and how life...

And God Provides …

It is December 11th and I am sitting at my desk while the blizzard is roaring outside.  We are supposed to be delivering 250 Angel Tree gifts this morning around the city. (Angel Tree is the ministry of Prison Fellowship, the ministry that provides gifts from...

Could I Be The Next Bernie Madoff?

As Certified Financial Planner and a business owner wanting to grow her financial planning firm, this is not the best choice for a headline, but hear me out for a minute.  Over the course of the last two years I have pondered many times about what happened to...