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Written by Tom Lipp

Created: 03 January 2005

Last month we saw that Jesus warned us against the love of riches, but not against riches themselves. Today the topic is the proverbial “Prosperity Gospel”. Since I am a financial planner and not a medical doctor, I will deal only with the wealth aspect of the so-called “health and wealth” gospel.

Read more: Battling With The Buck...Part 2 "Debunking the Prosperity Gospel"

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Written by Tom Lipp

Created: 01 December 2004

This is the first of a three part series dealing with the issue of wealth and the Christian. First I’ll look at that often misunderstood passage, “You cannot serve God and money.” In the next article I want to deal with the wealth gospel. The final column will deal with the concept of treasure. 

Read more: Battling With The Buck...Part 1 "Evil Spirit of Mammon"

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Written by Tom Lipp

Created: 01 November 2004

Fear and greed are dangerous enemies to good investing. Imagine, our own attitudes as our biggest foes! Some say that fear and geed drive the markets. I disagree. The way I see it, fear and greed influence the markets negatively, but the markets themselves are powered by the cumulative work and creative production of us all. In truth it is God who gives us the ability to generate wealth, while fear and greed contaminate the process like two poisons added to a soup. So how can we rid ourselves of these evils? 

Read more: Fear and Greed