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8 Key Factors that Determine Long-Term Investing Results

Focus on what you can control rather than worry about what you can't. That’s an important counter-weight for those worried that we're headed for a decade-long Depression. Or a resumption of the bear market. Or hyper-inflation from all the recent ...

From AUSTIN PRYOR, Crosswalk,  29 Oct 2009

Make Sure Your Investment Decision-Making is Inside-Out

One of the more counterintuitive propositions we regularly put forth in these pages is the idea that one's investing decisions usually can be made with little regard for what's going on in the investment markets. Let us once again make our case, then ...

From AUSTIN PRYOR, Crosswalk,  27 Oct 2009
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An Active and Purposeful Waiting

"The end times are at hand and you want me to set up a plan?" A few years ago, we sent letters to Christians who we thought might have an interest in a publication such as Sound Mind Investing, one that could help them set up a personalized financial ...

From AUSTIN PRYOR, Crosswalk,  9 Sep 2009
Related Topics: John Macarthur

God's Pledge of Faithfulness Deserves Our Faithfulness in Return

Your Father in heaven is committed to you! When you placed your faith in Jesus Christ, it's as if God said: "My child, I'm going to love you with an everlasting love. I'll constantly be watching over you, and will certainly be sure to provide for ...

From AUSTIN PRYOR, Crosswalk,  5 Aug 2009
Related Topics: John Piper

Investing Wisdom From a Master

There is probably no one more respected among investment professionals than Warren Buffett, yet he remains relatively unknown to millions of investors. Although he does appear on news programs from time to time, Buffett prefers to keep a low profile by ...

From AUSTIN PRYOR, Crosswalk,  16 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Warren Buffett

Galatians 5: Indispensable Stewardship Advice

If I told you today's sermon was going to be based on the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25, you would rightly conclude (perhaps with a groan) that the topic was going to be stewardship. It seems to be the universal "go-to" passage because it covers ...

From AUSTIN PRYOR, Crosswalk,  14 May 2009

A Basic Framework for Teaching Your Kids the Value of Money

Every parent wants his or her children to be wise in handling money. As in other areas of life, we hope to equip them so they won’t repeat the costly mistakes we may have made in years gone by. Here is the strategy my wife Susie and I applied when ...

From AUSTIN PRYOR, Crosswalk,  11 Mar 2009

"Apart from Me... Nothing."

Jesus was man as God intended. He not only showed us what God is like, but what man is supposed to be like. He showed us the kind of life God had in mind for us when He created man — a life of worshipful dependence. In John 5, Jesus said He was hard ...

From AUSTIN PRYOR, Crosswalk,  10 Mar 2009

Trusting God to Work Things Together for Good

I have concluded that I have very little ability to discern what is valuable in life and what isn't. I don't always see clearly which experiences are blessings and which ones do me harm. In fact, it's probably safe to say that I really don't even know — ...

From AUSTIN PRYOR, Crosswalk,  5 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Dow Jones

Managing Your Money for the Glory of God

Perhaps you've heard the tale of the three bricklayers working on a project. When asked what they were making, the first said, "$18 an hour." The next replied, "We're making a wall to help support the roof." But the third said, "We're building a ...

From AUSTIN PRYOR, Crosswalk,  28 Jan 2009
Related Topics: John Piper

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