As evidenced by the following article, which was written in 1989, Bill Robertson has been trying to do financial planning “better” for a long time. Our latest iteration is our Stewardship Coaching endeavor. We think that all too often we rely on secular tools attempting to reach secular goals (what John Haughton in his book Virtue and Influence calls “calculus of the Pharisees”). Planning is much more secure laying upon a foundation composed of your values. This foundation, this examination Read More
Journey from Anxiety to Freedom
In my book Journey from Anxiety to Freedom, I attempt to explore Sabbath Economics and its incorporation into your life. I readily acknowledge that we are all, in a sense, overwhelmed. It seems like life is coming at us faster and faster every day. We do not need one more thing to do. The Sabbath Economics disciplines, though, are not designed to give us one more thing to do, but to change our heart. The disciplines cause us to repent, to go in a different direction. On one hand, this is easy, Read More
My Story
Several weeks ago we posted an episode of the Stewardship Matters podcast that detailed my (Richard’s) experience with the Sabbath Economics teaching. Following is an adaptation of that conversation. I first heard of Sabbath Economics via a DVD that Mike Little of the Faith and Money Network gave me in 2014. Initially, I did not think the teaching was very applicable. Upon reflection and after Bill Robertson suggested I watch it again, I began to see how it could help believers more walk in Read More
An Anti-Fragile Life
The lines of purpose in your lives never grow slack, tightly tied as they are to your future in heaven, kept taut by hope. Colossians 1:5 (The Message) Nassim Taleb’s book Anti-Fragile continues themes begun in his first two books Fooled by Randomness and The Black Swan. The earlier books develop the concept of the Black Swan using a metaphor from nature. Taleb states that there are some events like a swan that is black, that are unpredictable. Those events can be good and they can be bad. Read More
Bill Robertson’ s Stewardship Coaching Story
The following was taken from an interview with Bill Robertson earlier this year. To hear the full podcasts, please go here. My initial experience was unexpected as we began implementing the Stewardship Coaching program and the underlying Sabbath Economics teaching. Dallas Willard, who had a profound effect on me, talked about the idea of how we continue to try to be good and to do good things. When we fail, we say, “I’m going to try harder.” Well, most of my life has been characterized by Read More
It Takes a Village?
David Brooks’s fascinating article entitled The Great Affluence Fallacy[1] begins with the following paragraph: In 18th-century America, colonial society and Native American society sat side by side. The former was buddingly commercial; the latter was communal and tribal. As time went by, the settlers from Europe noticed something: No Indians were defecting to join colonial society, but many whites were defecting to live in the Native American one. Brooks goes on to speak about the community Read More
Stewardship Coaching is like a Ropes Course
John Ortberg, senior pastor at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, tells a story of taking his children to a nearby camp. One of the activities, the ropes course, provides the basis of his message. Before participating, Ortberg sat through the required instruction class. In addition to the layout of the course, he received extensive information on the safety equipment and left the class confident of his well-being. However once on the actual course, he realized though his mind knew he was safe, Read More
Stewardship Matters Podcasts – Episode 17: My Sabbath Economics Story
I, Richard Truitt, discuss with Bill Robertson my experiences implementing the Sabbath Economic principles in my life. We discuss my struggles, victories, and how the covenants have affected my life. Specifically, we talk about how my attempts at solidarity (deliberately spending time with those outside of my economic class) have affected my spending, investment, and savings habits and thoughts about God. In this episode, Richard Truitt and Bill Robertson discussed Richard’s Read More
Stewardship Matters Podcasts – Episode 16: Interview with Darril Holden
Darril Holden is the campus pastor at Austin Christian Fellowship, Four Points Campus. He previously spent nine years as the senior pastor of Community Bible Church, Brighton, Michigan and before that he was a pastor at Christ Chapel Bible Church. He began his working career as an attorney. Darryl and his wife Marie, have four children. http://www.acfellowship.org/fourpoints/ In this episode, Richard Truitt interviews Darril Holden campus pastor at Austin Christian Fellowship, Four Read More
Unprotected: Financial Assault on the Middle Class
Peggy Noonan, former Reagan speechwriter, and current Wall Street Journal columnist, published an insightful article entitled Trump and the Rise of the Unprotected. She writes, There are the protected and the unprotected. The protected make public policy. The unprotected live in it. The unprotected are starting to push back, powerfully. Because they are protected they feel they can do pretty much anything, impose any reality. They’re insulated from many of the effects of their own Read More
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