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A Biblical Approach to Finance: Attitude Framework (Part 2)

By Courtney Dent • January 25, 2023 • 0 Comments
A Biblical Approach to Finance: Attitude Framework (Part 2)

It's been a couple months since the last post on Biblical Finance. If you missed the previous posts, you can check them out here. These posts focus on the foundation of a Biblical Approach to Finance.

This month our main focus is going to be adjusting our attitude towards "stuff"

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Cornerstone,Biblical Finance

Searching for a Unicorn - MMMv4-4

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • January 23, 2023 • 0 Comments
Searching for a Unicorn - MMMv4-4

Last week I wrote how investors were in "Fantasyland" as earnings expectations not only do not reflect any sort of economic slowdown in 2023, but are pricing in an ABOVE AVERAGE growth rate. Two weeks ago we illustrated how our economic model is at best predicting a BELOW AVERAGE growth

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Musings,soft landing

Fantasyland - MMM v4-3

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • January 17, 2023 • 0 Comments
Fantasyland - MMM v4-3

Last week I walked through our economic model in great detail. With the markets closed on Monday for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day today's musings will be quite brief.

Let's start with the DATA we presented last week (click here to review) which clearly shows the economy is at best

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Musings,Earnings Estimates

The Gospel & work (Every Good Endeavor - Part 3a)

By Courtney Dent • January 14, 2023 • 0 Comments
The Gospel & work (Every Good Endeavor - Part 3a)

People tend to make sense of things by attaching it to a storyline or narrative. A story has an account of how life should be, an explanation of how it got thrown off balance, and some proposed solution to put life right again. When we discussed worldviews in previous chapters,

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Faith Based Leadership,Every Good Endeavor

The Letter of James: Introduction

By Courtney Dent • January 11, 2023 • 0 Comments
The Letter of James: Introduction

I hope everyone had a great holiday season. With the start of the new year, I'm going to be starting a new Bible study. For most of the year, we'll be going through the letter of James. While this is a shorter book in the Bible, it is filled with

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Cornerstone,Impact,James Study
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