Preparing your church for a recession

Preparing your church for a recession

A recession is coming. That is because there is always a recession up ahead. The next recession, whenever that might be, will be the most anticipated in history because everyone thinks it should be here by now. As horrible as recessions may be, they are inevitable in...
Staying Alert in the 2024 Markets

Staying Alert in the 2024 Markets

Be alert and active. Our daughter drove to Dallas this week along with five other cars for a young adult conference. One of the other girl’s cars was in a minor accident, and another girl got a ticket for speeding in a small town in Oklahoma. She asked our...
The Unexpected Market Kiss

The Unexpected Market Kiss

I reached out to shake her hand, and to my shock, the older lady kissed me hard on the lips. It was years ago in Belarus after giving a speech and using the example of harvesting potatoes with my grandpa as a boy. I was so shocked that I thought I would die....
The Unexpected Market Kiss

The Missing Piece in Green Investing

Never buy a puzzle from a thrift store because there is going to be a missing piece. Last week, my wife broke that rule and bought a jigsaw puzzle from a thrift store, and sure enough, it had a missing piece right in the middle of it. Now that we are further down the...
Surprising Strength: US Economy Impresses

Surprising Strength: US Economy Impresses

I was shocked they had mashed potatoes. A couple of my mentors and I were doing some teaching in a remote village in the Amazon rainforest. The locals told us that an American was running a café in town; to our great surprise, it had great food. The current strong...
Gov’t Shutdown Impact on Stocks

Gov’t Shutdown Impact on Stocks

“The gas pumps are turned off.” A few weeks ago, my son and I tried to get gas for our bassboat from the local marina. Usually, the pumps are on during fishing season early in the morning with a credit card, but the new corporate owners shut them down. In...