The Tragedy of Debt
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been convinced that I need to take a stronger stance against debt and offer more resources for people who are in debt. I feel like I need to point out both the...
View ArticleHow Good Debt Can Go Bad
Have you heard someone say, “debt is fine as long as it’s ‘good’ debt?” The idea of good debt is defined as using debt to purchase something that will appreciate in value. Some view it as a tool that...
View ArticleHow To Get Out Of Debt: Channel Your Impulse Buying
One of the most effective methods that we decided upon when figuring out how to get out of debt, was to channel our impulse spending. This has helped us to both get out of debt faster and to develop...
View ArticleThe Simplicity and Complexity of Debt
Debt. It’s a huge issue facing North American Christians and churches. It is debt that is choking. Straining. And burdening so many people. Debt is consuming resources like money, time, mental...
View ArticleThe Christian Anti-Debt Sentiment | Born Out of Common Sense or Biblical...
On a few different occasions, I’ve tried to explain my views about the Bible in debt (debt in the Bible, is the borrower slave to the lender part one and part two). I think my view has largely been...
View ArticleGetting Out of Debt in 2012? Announcing the Christian Debt Coach Blog | Get...
Get Out of Debt in 2012 I know far too many folks who are suffering from a debilitating amount of debt. A year ago, I did a survey of my MH4C readers and found out that 25% of you have debts (excluding...
View ArticleWhy Going Into Debt for Adoption is the Right Thing to Do
This article is part of the MH4C Writers Challenge. Since I’m taking a little break over the next few weeks, I’ve chosen ten guest articles to feature on this blog. I’d like to see which articles you...
View ArticleBe Aware! Don’t Be Deceived By Calling Your Debt Good
It’s time for us to move past the archaic debt designations of good debt and bad debt. Instead, we ought to re-evaluate our debt situations to see if we can find a new paradigm for how we can evaluate...
View ArticlePay Off Debt Without Earning More, Changing Your Habits, or Spending Less
I hope you opened this article simply because you decided that I’ve had some type of mental breakdown. The truth is you can’t pay off debt using the method in the title. I was driving around in my car...
View ArticleThe Spiritual Danger of Chasing the Debt-Free Idol
We are a people who are always pursuing. The pursuit of happiness is an American right. As a result, we are chasers. We live under the assumption that once we get or obtain something else we will...
View ArticleNo Excuses! How to Continue Giving and Get Out of Debt Faster
Last week I offered a challenge to continue giving while you’re trying to get out of debt. Today I want to talk about how this doesn’t mean that you need to automatically resign yourself to a longer...
View ArticleHow to Get Sick of Debt (and Why That’s Important)
A person will continue down a path of destructive behavior until the pain of continuing exceeds the pain of changing. Bill Perkins An important thing you can do to deal with your debt is to get...
View ArticleExcessive Debt and Our Tendency to Read Into Scripture
I have written several articles about (what I believe to be) our misuse of Proverbs 22:7a. You can read those here and here. As a reminder, here’s the Scripture in question: “The rich rule over the...
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