MISC: The Urgency of Discipleship
In a recent talk given at the semester kickoff of a Cincinnati-based discipleship group (Jump School, http://www.crossroads.net/jumpschool), Steven Manuel shares that, when institutions around us are shaking, it becomes clearer that tethering ourselves to God is job one. Discipleship is urgent business.
20 Jan 20211h 13min
MISC: Best Books From 2020
Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel are joined by Jeff Davenport to review the best books they read last year. They also cover reading books to your children, whether the modern man has the mettle of men from 1895 (he doesn’t), and what the novelization of Rocky III can teach us about race relations (nothing).
13 Jan 20211h 10min
HOME: A sneak peak at YOUR 2021
All we’ve got for you this week is a quick admonition to take a gander at your own upcoming year. Set some goals! We can help with that. Back to our regularly scheduled programming next week.
6 Jan 20218min
Where to keep your cash
A few weeks ago we discussed how financial ratios (along with many other tools) can be used to measure the financial wellness of your household. A big driver of those ratios is the cash you’ve got on hand – but where should you keep cash? We explore different types of accounts and wrap up 2020 with a highly practical episode for our crew of Abrahamic family leaders.
30 Dec 202048min
Conversation with Aaron Renn of The Masculinist
Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel have a chat with Aaron Renn, hitting issues like how the home interfaces with the church, on being fiscally conservative (Aaron has never spent more than $5K on a car), and how the Masculinist became their favorite emailed newsletter.
23 Dec 202059min
Christmas? Making Traditions and Celebrating
Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel consider celebrating Christmas for the Jesus-loving family. Is it right? Is it pagan? What about yule logs? What about lighting up the front yard? What about giving gifts? Anyway, they discuss it all. And whether or not a Charlie Brown style tree is charming or just plain pathetic.
16 Dec 202038min
Don’t Give Away Any Money! (Until you know your Family Vision)
Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel enter the year-end giving season by discussing the idea that family vision drives financial giving. Mark lets Steven pull apart, in real time, his family’s vision statement, then together they take that vision statement and apply it to several year-end giving opportunities that have come the Parretts’ way. Steven also gives tips on giving to individuals vs. organizations, giving to the local church, how to be a hilarious giver, and not giving only to “needs”.
9 Dec 202042min
Using Ratios to Take Your Family’s Financial Temperature
Quick hit this week to give you a few ratios that you can use to check in on how your family is doing when it comes to spending, saving, giving and managing debts (both good and bad). Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and we’ll be back next week with a full length episode.
2 Dec 202014min
