The Steward Investor by Donald Simmons: A Review
A review of The Steward Investor by CFP Donald E. Simmons: the case for judging your portfolio by more than returns, and the argument on the other side.
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First Comes Love, Then Comes Money by Scott and Bethany Palmer: A Review
An honest review of the Palmers' guide to financial communication for couples. It is a general-market book with no Scripture in it, and it is still useful. Here is why.
Organizational Leadership by Burns, Shoup and Simmons: A Review
An IVP Academic textbook on leading organizations from a Christian worldview. Useful if you run something. Not a personal finance book, despite an old listing.
Dave Ramsey’s Complete Guide to Money: A Review
The Financial Peace University handbook in one volume. The debt and budgeting material is the real strength. Get a second opinion on the investing chapters.
How the Rich Get Richer by Gabriel Shahin: An Honest Review for Christian Men
Gabriel Shahin's How the Rich Get Richer is a secular finance book, not a biblical one. Strong on tax and investing. Here's what it does and doesn't do.
The Generosity Shift by Scott Silverii: Tithing as a Trust Test
A former police chief turned pastor on his own resistance to tithing. Keeps the emphasis on trust rather than return, which is the framing to check.
Understanding Financial Stewardship by Charles Stanley: A Ten-Lesson Study
A ten-lesson Bible study on money from Charles Stanley, built for group discussion. Strong on convictions, deliberately light on mechanics.
The Financial Peace Planner by Dave Ramsey: A Dated but Solid Workbook
Ramsey's 1998 Penguin workbook is a fill-in debt plan, not a Bible study. What still works, what has aged badly, and what to buy instead.
God’s Plans For Your Finances by Dwight Nichols
A financially literate 1998 treatment of biblical stewardship from a former investment banker. Which parts still hold up, and which have aged out.
Debt-Free Living by Larry Burkett and Chuck Bentley
Larry Burkett's debt framework, updated by Chuck Bentley after Burkett's death. What the book teaches, and where its examples now show their age.
Giving and Tithing by Larry Burkett: A Short Booklet on Biblical Generosity
Larry Burkett's Giving and Tithing is a 64-page Moody booklet on why Christians give, gross versus net, and what it deliberately leaves out.
Mastering Family Finances: A Review of the Family Financial Workbook
The Family Financial Workbook by Larry Burkett helps families maximize their financial resources through effective budgeting.