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  1. Article · Stewardship of Resources · Oct 30, 2026 · 14 min read

    A Handful of Flour: 1 Kings 17 and the Faith to Give First

    … what happens when a steward gives out of scarcity and trusts God for enough, one day at a time.

  2. Article · Stewardship of Resources · Oct 29, 2026 · 13 min read

    Fifty Shekels of Silver: 2 Samuel 24 and the Offering That Costs Something

    … clearest lessons in Scripture about the difference between trusting what we have and offering what we have. David counted his strength, and it brought judgment. Then he paid a price for worship, and it brought …

  3. Article · Stewardship of Resources · Oct 28, 2026 · 12 min read

    More Than Enough: Exodus 36 and the Leader Who Told the People to Stop Giving

    … But Moses understood that the people's generosity was a trust. Taking more than the work required would have turned their willing gifts into an unwilling loss. It would have taught them that whatever they gave …

  4. Article · Stewardship of Resources · Nov 1, 2026 · 14 min read

    Know the Condition of Your Flocks: Proverbs 21, 22 and 27 on Margin, Debt and Paying Attention

    … preferences. They are part of how we answer for the trust. Proverbs treats margin, debt and attention as moral matters because they shape the heart as much as the bank account. A household with no store lives …

  5. Article · Stewardship of Resources · Oct 29, 2026 · 14 min read

    The Silver Under the Tent: Joshua 7 on Hidden Wealth and the Trouble It Brings

    … God was asking for the first portion, and Achan could not trust Him with it. That is still the test for most of us. God rarely asks for everything we have. He asks for the first portion: the first part of our …

  6. Article · Stewardship of Resources · Oct 27, 2026 · 12 min read

    The Well-Watered Plain: Genesis 13 and the Leader Who Lets Others Choose First

    … He did not need to grab the best land, because he trusted the God who had promised him the land. This is the heart of open-handed stewardship. The person who believes God is his provider can afford to let …

  7. Article · Stewardship of Resources · Oct 17, 2026 · 15 min read

    You Will Become What You Fear: Psalm 112 and the Fear of the Lord in Your Money

    … who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them." (Psalm 115:8, NIV) That is the warning underneath this whole passage. Whatever you fear most, you will slowly resemble. Fear the Lord, and …

  8. Article · Stewardship of Resources · Jun 12, 2026 · 14 min read

    The Open Hand Economy: Deuteronomy 15 and the Leader Who Always Has Enough

    … the Supply Holds: The Manna Economy But how can a leader trust that giving produces sufficiency rather than depletion? Every instinct says the opposite. Give it away and you have less. The answer comes from the …

  9. Article · Stewardship of Resources · Oct 27, 2026 · 13 min read

    Ten Times Changed: Genesis 30 and 31 on Honest Work Under an Unfair Boss

    … is acceptable. It means doing excellent work while trusting God to settle the accounts. Jacob would learn that God had been keeping the books all along. Lesson Four: Ten Times Changed, Never Unseen The heart of …

  10. Article · Stewardship of Resources · Oct 30, 2026 · 14 min read

    Don't Ask for Just a Few: 2 Kings 4 and the Widow's Oil on Debt, Help and Provision

    … prepares them to handle much more later. "Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much." (Luke 16:10, NIV). …

  11. Article · Stewardship of Resources · Oct 31, 2026 · 14 min read

    Selling Your Own People: Nehemiah 5 and the Leader Who Refused to Profit From Debt

    … God. The leader who refuses to profit from his people trusts God to be his reward. For Business Leaders: Profit That Lifts or Profit That Sinks Every business has places where it can make more money because …

  12. Article · Stewardship of Resources · Oct 29, 2026 · 14 min read

    Silver as Common as Stones: 1 Kings 10 and 11 on Wealth and the Slow Drift of the Heart

    … partnerships or prosperity. He was against His king trusting them. Israel was supposed to be different. Their security was the Lord. Their king was supposed to be the first person in the nation to live like it. …

  13. Article · Stewardship of Resources · Oct 17, 2026 · 11 min read

    The Bronze David Never Used: 2 Samuel 8 and 9

    … because a king with a stable full of chariots stops trusting the One who gave him the victory. So David kept what the mission required. He refused to build his security on the surplus. I need that lesson more …