Trusting God in the “New” Economy

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Finances | 3 Comments »

With our economy in what is being called the worst recession in over 35 years, and perhaps since the Great Depression, it is expected that people are going to start asking questions. One thing on the minds of many people is how their faith relates to this economic downturn. Whether from newspapers, office conversations, coffee-shop talk, blogs or Twitter, it seems everywhere you turn there is someone who is wondering how they are going to provide ...

Economic Recovery

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Finances, Political Issues | Comments Off

Obviously, one of the biggest things in the news and in Washington, D.C. these days is what the government is going to do about the economy. There has been a great deal of bantering back and fourth between both Democrats and Republicans regarding this issue. Both parties have their own separate, and seemingly divisive, ideas on how to bring about positive change. To my mind, both parties have some good ideas and some bad ideas. However, ...

What Would You Do If You Won $3 Million in a Lottery?

Thursday, August 28th, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Finances | 1 Comment »

It's a question we have all pondered one time or another - what would we do if we won a lottery of a million plus dollars? For a New York man, the answer was easy. He turned his winnings - all 3 million dollars, over to his church. Pastor Bertrand Crabbe of the True North Community Church of Port Jefferson said the donor, who asked to remain anonymous, said, "This was why God put the ticket ...

Our “Strong” 90′s Economy

Monday, August 25th, 2008 by Dan Carrington posted in Finances, Political Issues | Comments Off

While reading through some blogs regarding the current election year and the campaigns that will soon get underway after the DNC and RNC, I read something about how strong our economy was in the 90's. The statement was made, apparently, in an attempt to give credit to the Clinton administration for being in the Whitehouse during such strong economic times as if they had anything to do with it. Of course, the other implication is that ...