1 Corinthians 10:13 says: “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.” Did any of you catch the two-hour special about the Van Ryn/Cerak story on Dateline NBC on Friday? I thought it was really good. If you missed it, you…
Paul and I have been talking about buying a house. Our friends that I mentioned before bought a house about a year ago, and talking to them has got me looking at real estate sites online again. My biggest problem is that I don’t know where to live. We live on the very edge of the perimeter of Atlanta, and any closer is expensive (or not a good neighborhood), and any farther away will just add to Paul’s commute (already…
When I was growing up, we had some tapes of R.C. Sproul that my mom liked for us to watch. One thing I remember is him talking about “the depravity of man” in his deep voice. I thought about this last weekend, when my coworker and I were discussing whether man was inherently evil or not. She is an atheist and was very curious why I believed that human nature was evil. Unfortunately, I wasn’t really able to give her…
Recently I saw this commercial on TV for a cell phone company: [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/PPM7L95oW3Y” height=”355″ width=”425″ /] I entitle this: “American consumerism in a nutshell”. If you can’t see the video, here is the scene: Two children are lounging in the living room, reading magazines. Their father comes in and informs them that he has taken advantage of a new cell plan and now they can do all sorts of stuff (text and pics) with their phones. The kids tell…
Paul and I met with a budget coach yesterday. He is a volunteer through Crown Ministries who is meeting with us to discuss our budget and keep us accountable to sticking with it. He is certified through Crown and through Dave Ramsey. Our first meeting was yesterday, and we discussed our plan for our finances. This is what he recommended: 1) $1000 Emergency Fund 2) Pay off all loans 3) 3-6 Months Living Expenses Emergency Fund 4) Save for retirement…