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Money Does Buy Happiness (just not the way you think)

Jonathan Storment — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:00:55 +0000

We have all heard a million times that money can't buy you happiness. But that's kind of wrong. The thing that we forget about money is that, at least according to Jesus, money is not just some neutral commodity. It is a principality and power, and it can be used for great good or great harm.

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Taxes

Jonathan Storment — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:00:06 +0000

So last night Leslie and I spent time hanging out with a small group of people from our church that we had hung out with a few times before. We all knew each other individually, but we were drawn together corporately last year to go to a conference with a very specific purpose. The Conference [...]

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Christmas

Jonathan Storment — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:56:03 +0000

I know between all the family gatherings and Christmas parties this time of year that not many people are surfing the internet…including myself. But I’m coming up on the end of one my New Year’s Resolutions to post a blog at least once or twice a week, and I’m looking forward to doing it again [...]

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Wheel of Fortune

Jonathan Storment — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:23:12 +0000

There is a dangerous theology that is quite popular right now. It basically says that if you give to God than God will give more back to you. This way of thinking about God can reduce him into that cosmic E-trade in the sky. This theology tends to be preached by people who are asking [...]

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The Danger of Distance

Jonathan Storment — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:23:00 +0000

I just finished writing a teaching about the Rich, Young Ruler for the weekend, probably one of my favorite and least favorite passages of the Bible. It’s my favorite when I’m talking about other people. But it’s getting harder and harder to make it about somebody else. The same week that I was chewing on [...]

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