“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you." That quote by John Bunyan, author of The Pilgrim’s Progress, sums up the importance of generosity in the Christian life. Rob talks with Todd Harper about gaining more understanding of God’s view of generosity. Introduction To Biblical Generosity - <a href="https://generousgiving.org/resources/">https://generousgiving.org/res...</a><ul><li>Q - We mention Generous Giving often on the program, but for folks who may not be familiar with the organization what is it and why did you start it?</li><li>Q - You’ve launched some great new free online resources to help us get excited about giving but today we're concentrating on one that everyone should take advantage of - the Introduction To Biblical Generosity. What can folks expect?<ul><li>3 session group study.</li><li>Generates discussion.</li><li>Reaction of people who’ve gone through it</li></ul></li><li>This isn’t a long study, just 3 lessons that you might even do over a weekend:</li><li>1 - Welcome to a Generous Life<ul><li>Designed to open hearts to where God is leading.</li><li>Conversation with God.</li><li>Not about time or money.</li><li>Designed to get people thinking about generosity.</li></ul></li><li>2 - Purpose and Joy<ul><li>About aligning hearts with God’s will.</li></ul></li><li>3 - The Generosity of God<ul><li>James 1:17, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above.”</li><li>God bless us with goods, skills, and opportunities to generate what we need in our lives.</li></ul></li><li>Q - How can folks get this resource?</li></ul>Next, Rob answers these questions at 800-525-7000 or via email at Questions@MoneyWiseLive.org: <ul><li>If you're looking at refinancing your 4.625% mortgage that has 24 years left and you have two offers, should you choose a 15 year 2.625% with $5,260 closing cost or another 15 year at 3.99% with closing fees rolled into the loan?</li><li>If you've had some work done and have been saving before the work actually began, should you take the money you've saved to this point and pay as much as you can when you finally receive the bill or just keep a cushion and pay the prescribed monthly payment for the work?</li><li>If you're 62 and 66 and currently have a 36 year mortgage at 5.375% and a balance of $190,000, is refinancing to 4.14% APR at 30 3.875% with closing costs of about $5,000 a good rate and should you roll $5,000 of credit card debt into the refi?</li><li>Is there wisdom in moving money into cash due to current global issues happening in Ukraine and the possibility of cyber attacks?</li><li>If you've received money from a divorce settlement and will be on Social Security soon but you've realize the nest egg you received won't quite bridge the gap, what should you do to prepare for the future?</li><li>If you're a self-admitted compulsive shopper and are constantly working on improving that, what are the next steps to becoming a budgeted individual?</li><li>If you're going to be retiring next year and have the ability to take a lump sum from one of your retirement accounts and pay off $57,000 balance on a condo but have been advised not to because doing so will put you in a higher tax bracket, is this true?</li></ul>&lt;&lt;&lt; MoneyWise Market Update with Bob Doll &gt;&gt;&gt;<ul><li>We've had yet another wild ride on the stock market but it's still higher that 2 weeks ago when the war started, right?</li><li>In terms of economic impact alone, the trouble in Ukraine is rather small with respect to the market, right?</li><li>If Russia winds up out of the oil market, is it possible that this will this lead to recession?</li><li>With Russian oil out of the picture, demand will rise for domestic production, will the US hike in production be allow for stabilized prices?</li><li>With the Ukrainian invasion set aside, what else are you watching in the market?</li><li>Will the be any change in the Feds reaction in light of the Ukrainian problems?</li></ul>Be sure to check out the rest of MoneyWise.org to connect with a MoneyWise Coach or access our books and our many free helpful resources. You can also find us on Facebook (MoneyWise Media) and join the conversation. Thanks for your prayerful and financial support that helps keep MoneyWise on the air. And if you'd like to help, just click the Donate tab at the top of the page.

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“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you."  Rob talks with Todd Harper about gaining more understanding of God’s view of generosity.

Introduction To Biblical Generosity With Todd Harper

FaithFi | Mar 7, 2022

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