When your income expands, do you increase giving? As Christians, we are taught to give 10% of our income to the church. So the simple answer would be yes. But is that really what Jesus intended? At 26, Gregory Baumer, Co-Author of God and Money: How We Discovered True Riches At Harvard Business School,…
5 Helpful Smartphone Addiction Recovery Apps You Need to Upload
Smartphone recovery apps to keep you sober? Wow! someone was thinking! What do we always, always have with us? Lose your keys, problem, lose your wallet, that’s an issue, lose your phone, Defcon 1 emergency!! Losing your sobriety is the crisis that stops all other life crises. It is brilliant to pair the two items together….
5 Reasons Camping on the 10th Step will Save Your Holidays
Holidays are a jolly old time for all of us. Wrong! Holidays for recovering and active addicted families are a struggle of the “picture perfect” colliding with the present day reality of our lives. Dusting off your 10th step will increase your likelihood of a peaceful holiday season. 10th Step Work The AA Big Book…
The Truth About NERF Guns in 3 Words
Ultimate Indoor Fun! Growing up in a girl house we did not have NERF guns. Water guns maybe, but you can’t use those inside or year round. Be sure to Pin this for later. As a mom of two sons, I carry Nerf darts in my robe pocket in case of an ambush. In fact…
Who Should Give, When to Give, How to Give As A Christian
Giving is an often a hidden and tricky subject even in the halls of our churches. Churches call it stewardship; the secular world calls it charitable giving. As Christians what is our responsibility to God and community in the areas of giving? This post is part of a multipart series on giving and tithing after…
So You Married An Addict
Realizing you married an addict brings about a host of emotions. My first thought was I can handle this. We just need to get him to a counselor and an AA program. Secondly, I can love away the hurts of his past life and the addiction will go away. Truly, my all time favorite is,…
Why Good Christians Should NOT Tithe
I had been tithing for a while. Trying to stay in the 1O% range. In fact, I made a deal with God. I tithe faithfully on all of it and He blesses my business. Right? Malachi 3:9. Test me an see that I won’t bring all that into the storehouse. Tithing regularly to our home…
10 Simple Christmas Wreaths You Can Make in An Hour
Make one of these 10 simple Christmas wreaths in less than an hour! We don’t even start to set up our Christmas Tree until after the second weekend in December. I often make the wreath for the door out of the trimmings off the Christmas tree we liberate from the national forest. This year…
What Do I Tithe to Keep God Happy?
Tithing stresses the protestant church out! What is a tithe? Tithe literally means 10%. What do you give ten percent of– money, time, goods, everything? The first occurrence of a tithe is long before God gave Mosaic Laws and set up a covenant with the Hebrews. And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and…