Gary Moore Templeton, 228 pp., $24.95 |
How might Christians manage their money wisely in an uncertain economy? Gary Moore, a former senior vice-president at Paine Webber and now founder of an investment firm, wraps his financial advice around loving God and our neighbors. He calls this focus "the best money management strategy I've learned in 25 years on the Street."
Many Christians, Moore believes, handle their money based on the advice of celebrity evangelicals. And too often their financial decisions stem from fear of looming end-times events, Scriptures taken out of context, or anxiety about the economy.
In a series of mini-essays, Moore explores Old and New Testament verses that speak to finances, and he frequently points out biblical paradoxes. For example, in Proverbs 10:4 we are told, "Being lazy will make you poor, but hard work will make you rich," whereas Proverbs 10:22 notes, "It is the Lord's blessing that makes you wealthy. Hard work can make you no richer."
Moore thinks both locally (churches should set up revolving funds to loan money to members in need) and globally (Christians should give and invest overseas). "God has blessed America," he writes. "Now let us bless the world."
Cindy Crosby is a frequent contributor to Publishers Weekly.
Copyright © 2003 Christianity Today. Click for reprint information.
Related Elsewhere
Faithful Finances is available from Christianbook.com and other book retailers.
The publisher offers more information about the book.
The Financial Seminary website offers financial advice from Gary Moore and other information.
Have something to add about this? See something we missed? Share your feedback here.
Our digital archives are a work in progress. Let us know if corrections need to be made.
Annual & Monthly subscriptions available.
- Print & Digital Issues of CT magazine
- Complete access to every article on ChristianityToday.com
- Unlimited access to 65+ years of CT’s online archives
- Member-only special issues
- Learn more
More from this Issue
Read These Next
- TrendingAmerican Christians Should Stand with Israel under AttackWhile we pray for peace, we need moral clarity about this war.
- From the MagazineWhat Kind of Man Is This?We’ve got little information on Jesus’ appearance and personality. But that’s the way God designed it.españolFrançais
- Editor's PickAfter Schism, United Methodists Vote to Restructure DenominationThe plan would organize UMC churches in four global regions, with each given more leeway around same-sex marriage and other theological issues.