by Glenn Howell | Apr 4, 2023 | Firm Foundations
Lately there has been a lot of talk in the news about banks and a possible upcoming credit crunch. That got me thinking. Many people don’t know that the word “credit” means to “trust or believe in.” When a bank gives you “credit” they believe you will pay them...
by Glenn Howell | Mar 20, 2023 | Firm Foundations
A bit of a shock wave moved through our country this week as a fair-sized financial institution was forced to close. Silicon Valley Bank experienced a “run” on the bank. Depositors, fearing the bank would collapse, tried to pull their money out, which accelerated...
by Glenn Howell | Mar 7, 2023 | Firm Foundations
When I was a young man in preacher school (also known as seminary), I had to do a two-hour presentation on the merger of the EUB Church with The Methodist Church, forming the United Methodist Church. Rather than do so much work, I remembered that retired Bishop Reuben...
by Glenn Howell | Feb 9, 2023 | Firm Foundations
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously…And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 2nd...
by Glenn Howell | Feb 7, 2023 | Firm Foundations
I have an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) with a well-known financial institution. A few weeks ago I spent 15-20 minutes updating my beneficiaries, so that churches I pastored through the years would receive a percentage of my retirement account. Most often...
by Glenn Howell | Nov 16, 2022 | Firm Foundations
The other day I was going through an old box of papers, pictures and frames, and I came across something meaningful. It was a copy of my membership certificate in the United Methodist church. I was in 6th grade at our church in Union City, IN. For those of you who...
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