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First Fruits

What Hawaiian Coffee Growers Can Teach Us About Money

3.1.10

The story behind First Fruits. The following is a guest post I wrote last month for dollarsanddoctrine.com.

The following is an excerpt from the Freakonomics Blog. If you haven’t read the book, you really should. It’s fantastic.
The price offered to coffee growers who turn in their “cherries” — ripe coffee beans — at Greenwell Farms in [...]

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Book Review: Dollars & Doctrine

9.18.09

Today, I added a new book to the FFF Recommended Reading list. The Book is Dollars & Doctrine by Rob Kuban.

“Dollars and Doctrine is a complete, articulate, and challenging analysis of what the Bible teaches regarding all things financial. It is organized as a handbook for truth-seeking Christians to discover the Lord’s message for their [...]

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FF: 6 Pillars of Personal Finace: Giving

9.1.09

The story behind First Fruits.
The post is part of a series: 6 Pillars of (Biblical) Personal Finance – a 6 part look personal finance done right, as defined by the Bible.
Proverbs 3:9-10
9Honor the LORD with your wealth
and with the firstfruits of all your produce;
10then your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your vats will be [...]

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FF: 6 Pillars of Personal Finace: Work

8.1.09

The story behind First Fruits.
The post is part of a series: 6 Pillars of (Biblical) Personal Finance – a 6 part look personal finance done right, as defined by the Bible.
6 Go to the ant, O sluggard;
consider her ways, and be wise.
7 Without having any chief,
officer, or ruler,
8she prepares her bread in summer
and gathers her [...]

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First Fruits: Marriage Proverbs – An InternetMonk Excerpt

6.1.09

The story behind First Fruits.
If you are not familiar with the Internet Monk, you should be. He is one of my favorite theology bloggers. His son was recently married. In preparation for the event, the iMonk penned a few proverbs for the newlyweds. Below are the proverbs that related to money.
Marriage Proverbs for Clay and [...]

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First Fruits: Where Faith Meets Finance

5.20.09

I’m a Christian.
There, I said it. I grew up in the church. I when to a Christian school. By most accounts, I have been baptized twice and I have rededicated by life (whatever that means) three times – once by accident. The amazing part – despite all of the smoke & mirrors of a Christian [...]

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