(The following is the January 30 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Matthew 23 and pay close attention to verses 23-24.) In Matthew 23:23-24, Jesus condemned the scribes and Pharisees for being consumed with some detailed rules while ignoring weightier matters like justice, mercy, and faithfulness. That is, …
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Is Money the Root of All Evil?
(The following is the October 2 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Timothy 6 and pay close attention to verses 3-10.) Have you heard anyone say, “money is the root of all evil”? They may think it’s a biblical quote, but it isn’t. Paul taught that …
You Cannot Serve God and Money
(The following is the March 25 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Luke 16 and pay close attention to verses 1-13.) We reveal our priorities partly by how we use and think about money. We can hoard it, never spending more than we must. We can be …
No, It Isn’t Your Money or Mine
I heard with disgust this week of yet another celebrity spending an exorbitant amount of money on a wedding, this time $7 million. While that is only a drop in the bucket compared to the estimated $34 - $70 million spent for Prince William and Kate Middleton to wed last year, it is still grotesquely obscene …
