Why do I receive mailings telling me that $5,000 or $10,000 or $20,000 has already been approved for me and to receive it I need only send in the enclosed agreement? Why do banks and credit companies beg me to borrow from them, listing dozens of ways I could use the money? Why are people so anxious to lend me money? The answer is simple—they want me to borrow because they will make a lot of money from my debt.

Através do endividamento, gastamos dinheiro que não temos. Portanto, nossa decisão de contrair dívidas não seria uma prova de que cremos que necessitamos de mais, além daquilo que Deus nos deu? 

I greatly appreciate this short video from my good friend Tony Cimmarrusti, which is a challenge for all of us to live with an eternal perspective about the resources God gives us to manage.

In April 2017, Randy Alcorn taught a course at Veritas Evangelical Seminary on the subject of money and giving. In this clip, Randy talks about two money related stories from the Bible. 

In April 2017, Randy Alcorn taught a course at Veritas Evangelical Seminary on the subject of money and giving. In this clip, Randy talks about the importance of investing our money in the right places. 

One of the great ironies of gambling is that the vast majority of people lose money, while the few who win discover money doesn’t make them happy—and often it actually ruins their lives! One study reported that “six months after winning the lottery, you are likely to be no happier than if you had been paralyzed in a car crash.”

Mother Teresa devoted her life to helping the poorest of the poor. After observing her arduous work among the filth, disease, and suffering of Calcutta, a television commentator told her, “I wouldn’t do what you’re doing for all the money in the world.” She replied, “Neither would I.” What we wouldn’t do for all the money in the world, we are called to do out of obedience to Christ, compassion for others, and anticipation of eternal reward.

Do you wish you cared more about eternal things? Then reallocate some of your money, maybe most of your money, from temporal things to eternal things. 

Randy Alcorn spoke at East West Ministries' "Let There Be Light" event in April 2016 on the subject of giving.