Going Broke With Jesus
Kalinda Rose Stevenson, Ph.D.  

Archive for the 'Jesus And Money' Category

Money, Bible Verses, And Context

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

Welcome back!

By Kalinda Rose Stevenson, Ph.D.
What happens when people try to build a Christian doctrine of money?  They usually start by quoting Bible verses, without putting them into a larger context. This is the basic problem with many Bible study guides. They quote Bible verses out of context.
As a theological seminary student in my first [...]

Posted in Jesus And Money | No Comments »


Did Jesus Really Say You Won’t Get Into Heaven If You’re Rich?

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

by Kalinda Rose Stevenson, Ph.D. 
The world is divided into at least three types of people.

 People who either don’t know or care what Jesus said about money.
 People who care profoundly about what Jesus said about money and do their best to be obedient to those words.
The people who know what Jesus said about money-or at least [...]

Posted in Jesus And Money | No Comments »


Welcome to “Going Broke With Jesus Blog”

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

by Kalinda Rose Stevenson, Ph.D.
What does the Bible really say about money?
 Time Magazine ran a cover story with the provocative question:  Does God want you to be rich? http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1533448,00.html
The story itself follows the typical journalistic format of consulting experts on either side of what it calls “the Prosperity camp.” At the end of the article, [...]

Posted in Jesus And Money | No Comments »