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If only I had more money, could I be financially free?
Tim Ferris, Silicon Valley entrepreneur says, “If only I had more money is the easiest way to postpone the intense self-examination and...

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Mar 21, 20235 min read


Money talks … so why don’t we?
This saying is often used to describe the very strong influence that money has on people’s decisions and actions. I hear someone...

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Investing or sharing?
When you I have more than enough to live on, what should I do? Invest it or share it? The guiding principle in answering this question is...

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Mar 21, 20234 min read


Most common reasons for couples to get into financial trouble
Rebecca, recently divorced, said. “My ex and I actually went to marriage counselling because we fought all the time. When the counsellor...

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Mar 21, 20233 min read


Struggling to make ends meet?
Struggling to make ends meet? It’s tough when they keep moving the ends! A recent article in the Financial Times...

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Mar 21, 20234 min read


Peace in Troubling Times
So, what does financial peace mean to you? For many it means not having to live from month to month; having a savings account with enough...

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Mar 21, 20235 min read


Teaching contentment
So, what is the added value of the Christian life? Are Christians better than those choosing to ignore God? No, Christians are not better...

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Mar 21, 20235 min read


Financial Discipleship as a Lifestyle
Today, I received an e-mail advising me that my physiotherapist was leaving his practice for a ‘major lifestyle change.’ There have been...

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Mar 21, 20234 min read


Learning to invest, on the beach
It looks like we may have a Covid free summer! Time to make holiday plans. I love a vacation at the beach. Sun, sea, sand … what a great...

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Mar 21, 20235 min read


10. The Sale
Juda was the fourth son in a large family, managing quite a large livestock business. It was not easy working under a father who lived up...

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Mar 21, 20235 min read


9. The Shipwreck
Gold! It was to be Jehoshaphat’s great enterprise - a large fleet of ocean-going ships to bring back the gold of Ophir, just as Solomon...

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Mar 21, 20234 min read


8. When nothing goes right …
Have you experienced times in your life where you can’t feel God’s presence? When the tragedy happens in your life, while we do our best...

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Mar 21, 20234 min read


7. The prophet, going after profit!
This story, showing clearly God’s sense of humour, and seeming more like one of Aesop’s fables than biblical history, is about the...

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Mar 21, 20234 min read


6. The Choices: Finance or family? Prosperity or promise?
We all face decisive moments in our lives, which have important consequences. There are minutes in which destiny is determined, as one...

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Mar 21, 20234 min read


5. The Broke and the Frustrated
Jesus invited many times for us to “come!” ‘Come to me all who are weary and carry heavy burdens; Let the children come to me … Come...

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Mar 21, 20234 min read


4. The Troublemaker
Israel was about to take the first city in the land God had promised them - Jericho. No rockets, no artillery, the sound of praise,...

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Mar 21, 20234 min read


3. The corrupt couple … problems with power and possessions ...
She is the Lady Macbeth of Hebrew history. Probably the most powerful female character in the Bible. In our minds she is the ultimate...

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Mar 21, 20235 min read


2. The Captain who wouldn’t believe God could change an economy.
One of the most dramatic incidents in Elisha’s exciting life took place during a war between Israel and its neighbour, the kingdom of...

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Mar 21, 20234 min read


1. The Fool ... who angered the King.
Shakespeare famously asked, “What’s in a name?” Well, it seems quite a lot. The parents named their son Nabal, which means ‘fool! (Well,...

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Mar 21, 20235 min read


New blogs from Compass Europe
Failing Forward ... in finances. Learning from financial failures in the Bible

Bert Den Hertog
Mar 21, 20234 min read
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