Preparing for the Promise
Lately, I’ve been in a season where the word “prepare” keeps echoing through my mind. Life has been full of transitions for me recently—beautiful, stretching,
Lately, I’ve been in a season where the word “prepare” keeps echoing through my mind. Life has been full of transitions for me recently—beautiful, stretching,
What is your most valuable asset? Here at Church Investors Fund, we talk a lot about financial assets—investable assets, liquid assets, net assets, total assets,
As the end of the year quickly approaches, I find myself in a unique transitional period. Balancing work and school while preparing to start my
My grandmother once, at a family get-together, pulled me aside and asked, “Tell me, who are you?” “Me? I’m Vadim,” I responded. “You’re
My youngest son recently turned 16. Like many of his peers—but unlike me when I was his age—he wasn’t ready to take his driver’s test
I recently had the opportunity to embark on my first trip to Europe, visiting the iconic cities of London, Paris, and Rome. It was a
Recently, my social media feed was flooded with posts celebrating National Siblings Day. As I scrolled through Facebook and Instagram, I saw message after message
In 1988, singer Bobby McFerrin topped the Billboard pop music charts with his Grammy-winning a cappella song, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” (If you know the
As we rang in the New Year, it came time for us to put away our growing inventory of Christmas ornaments and decorations to clear
All throughout our lives it seems like we’re always looking toward the future. Since I was young, I have always imagined what life would be
One of the harder things in life is to do long-term planning. Whether for retirement, business transitions, or family plans, taking time out of your
Have you been feeling defeated lately from the direction that our culture is taking today with the precipitating drop in moral values? As it turns
During a recent Sunday service, we heard a message about passing our faith down to younger generations and the importance of doing so. The message
Since 2020 a lot has changed in the world. One of the things that seems to be a change for the worse is the stress
On July 30, 1956, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a law to change the official motto of the United States to “In God We
Our church, like most other churches, has small groups where we can gather with people that are in similar walks of life to fellowship and
Over the past couple months, I’ve had a schedule that has been full. Though it was with good things, if I’m honest, sometimes I find
I was recently reading a finance book and came across an interesting statement. In summary, the writer said that a crisis doesn’t lead to financial
How does God reveal Himself to you? In the Bible, after Job’s questioning, we see God speaking in the storm. When Elijah was in hiding
Last week our family hit a milestone: our first child started preschool. It’s hard to believe how fast time flew by. It feels like we
Over the past couple of months my sister’s family and I have been able to spend quality time with one another. We’ve watched my youngest
Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to become friends with quite a few women from church and have enjoyed getting to know each
We recently came back from a family vacation in Florida. I had a great time there with my wife, our 4-year-old daughter, and our 1-year-old
Being in the finance industry I constantly find myself studying and keeping track of financial and economic data. We look at things such as inflation,
In my family, I’m considered weird because I enjoy running. Sometimes, I ask my sister if she would like to run a race or participate
I watched an interesting video a few weeks ago about testing the difference between tools and materials that were made before technology and automation went
Quite some time ago I read a book that talked about the “anchor effect”. For those that never heard of the term, the anchor effect
Over the last 18 months it has become harder and harder to come across good news. With the pandemic altering most of our daily lives,
The last decade has seen great advancements in technology and one of the industries that has seen the most growth is the financial industry. In
As the Coronavirus pandemic continues, one of the unexpected winners of the pandemic has been home sellers. House prices have been increasing at a rapid
As we approach the one-year anniversary of when COVID-19 and the shutdowns began, I cannot help but notice how much uncertainty and disbalance there is
As we enter 2021, a lot of us are hoping that this is the year things will “go back to normal”. People are looking forward
Sometimes our lives can feel as if we are in a season of waiting or down a road we never planned. If you’re anything like
“These uncertain times…” Does that phrase make anyone else crazy? Just me? Somehow, I don’t think so. My pastor, who happens to also be my
As we are all adjusting to the current circumstances we can’t help but think of how life will be after the pandemic is over. There
As we continue to learn, reflect, and plan for what is ahead of us because of this pandemic, I think it is important to take
As we are all living through this COVID-19 pandemic it is easy to get discouraged, depressed, and flat out angry that everything around us is
I was recently listening to a sermon and I heard the pastor reference something interesting. He talked about “Attention Economics”. At first I thought it
We are at a very interesting time in the economy. There are indicators appearing that haven’t been seen in many years—some on the positive end,
With the economy in its tenth year since the last recession, there has been more and more talk suggesting that we have reached the late
Over the last 15-20 years there have been amazing advancements in technology, and the amount of industries that have been changed through these advancements is
Some of my fondest memories of growing up were the times spent with my mom. Her name was Dorothy Jane, but everyone called her “Dot”
When thinking of March 11, 2000 and September 15, 2008 what comes to mind? Some might remember that those 2 days marked the beginning of
I was born, raised and educated in the Mid-Western portion of the USA before immigrating to Canada. My parents would host many people traveling through
Well, I always think of my neighbor as the person living close to me, which consists of my family, and the people who live in
Have you ever noticed that the older we get, the more quickly time seems to pass by? I’m sure you have. We all have! Of
Not many things have changed society as much as steam engines, electricity, the printing press, and digital technology. These 4 inventions have been so life
A new baby. What a blessing to be able to hold, and as a mother, nurture a new baby. The smell and the feel of
I recently wrote a paper for a class I was taking, where the teacher randomly assigned the topic each student should write about. The topic
When 2018 began I decided that my word for the year – that thing I wanted to focus on all year – would be PURGE.
