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5 ways to make sure your kids hate church

1) Make sure your faith is only something you live out in public Go to church. At least most of the time. Make sure you agree with what you hear the preacher say, and affirm on the way home what was said especially when it...

4 Tips for Avoiding Debt this Holiday Season   By Chris Hogan

With the average consumer expected to spend more than $800 on gifts this year, it’s important they have a plan for their money. Here are four tips from Chris Hogan, personal finance expert and speaker for Ramsey Solutions, for...

5 Tips for Keeping your Kids Content During the Holidays By Rachel Cruze

Keeping your kids content during the holidays can be a difficult task. With all the marketing and consumerism during this holiday, it’s easy for your kids to get sucked in and expect everything they’ve asked for on Christmas...

Christmas Is in December By Dave Ramsey

It happens every year. I take calls on my radio show from people who forget that Christmas happens in December. There’s no excuse for treating Christmas like an emergency, and I just reminded you of when it takes place, so you...

Welcome Home by Tom Weaver

He could hear the day before he saw it. Birds chirping outside, a slight wind moving over the hills rustling the leaves of the trees which surrounded his house. He remembered long ago that same sound in the Fall. He opened his...

Keepers of the Stream by Jerrell Jobe

There was once a town high in the Alps that straddled the banks of a beautiful stream. The stream was fed by springs that were old as the earth and deep as the sea. The water was clear like crystal. Children laughed and played...

Expect God To Act

All your waves and billows have gone over me, and floods of sorrow pour upon me like a thundering cataract. Yet day by day the Lord also pours out his steadfast love upon me, and through the night I sing his songs and pray to...

Beneath The Criticism

“The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks” (Luke 6:45, ESV). According to one of...

When Fear Chases Me

My eyes popped open and my heart raced when my phone buzzed at 1:00 a.m.. Good news isn’t usually delivered at that hour. I hopped out of bed and grabbed my phone. “Mom, police have my dorm on lockdown and are running up and...

Dave Says

Repair now or buy later? Dear Dave, I’m driving a 10-year-old car with 195,000 miles on it. The car needs $1,500 in repairs, and it’s worth $5,000. I have $40,000 in cash saved, $40,000 in investments and I make $80,000 a...