Abrahams Wallet

What is the difference in biblical financial wisdom and worldly financial wisdom? At the end of the day, don’t both camps just want to provide well for their family and have a nice retirement?  The short answer is no. There is a vast difference in the motivation, the drive and the pursuit of wealth in both of these camps.  Listen in to hear what the difference is and why it matters.  Abraham’s Wallet Insider Volley Space - Ur About Abraham’s Wallet: Abraham’s Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/ AW website Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Twitter Facebook Instagram

When I think about a Patriarch Family, I think of Joe Freudenberg and how he used his journey in life to make something new for his family. Joe went from youth ministry to a factory work. He knew needed to learn more in the areas of being a good father, financial responsibilities, and growing in his faith. He used his time working on the line in a factory to listen to hundreds of podcasts and books to grow in these areas. Whenever he would meet someone that had a rhythm in their family that he wanted, he would invite them to coffee and learn from their life experiences. Through humbling himself and growing in these areas, Joe started his own pickleball court construction company and God is using this to bless his family in innumerable ways. Listen to our latest podcast episode to hear his story. Links in this Episode Dad Tired Letters to the Church by Francis Chan CreateYourCourt.com About Abraham's Wallet: Abraham's Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in

It is very rare to find a family who says, I want to do exactly what my parents did. So many couples today are building something completely new for their families. They are inspired by new traditions of those around them and have begun incorporating those traditions in their family as well.  If this describes you, then you are a “New Patriarch.” We see you and we applaud what you are doing. We want to encourage you to continue to be bold as you try new things. It’s scary to step out of the box, but it is completely worth it. But while you are trying new things, don’t lose sight of your commitment to your marriage. Work together to strategically determine the new rhythms of your family and train up your children in the new ways they will go.  Links in this Episode Man of the House by C.J. Wiley  Family Revision by Jeremy Prior About Abraham's Wallet: Abraham's Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen fa

So many of us what to start businesses and we want to have partners with us in these endeavors. Having a partner in your business can be amazing. But if not done well, it can also be devastating to your friendships, families and finances.  Today, I am sitting down with my good friend Lucas Cole to allow him to share his wisdom with us on how to start partnerships well and how to avoid mistakes that will lead to their downfall.  About Abraham's Wallet: Abraham's Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/ AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA YouTube full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@abrahamswallet Twitter: https://twitter.com/abrahamswallet Facebook: https:/

It’s become increasingly popular to have the goal of “retiring early.” We see Grandpa living in a retirement community where he plays golf all day and has no commitments. That sounds great! Why should I wait until I’m 65 to do that? I think I will be super frugal and start coasting along in life at 50. Sounds great, right? This is the heartbeat of the FIRE movement. (Financial Independence Retire Early) And while we love the tactics used to live debt free and save money, the goal is 100% self-focused. People who retire early do not feel more free and fulfilled, they actually feel more depressed and their lives feel meaningless.  Why is this? What does the Bible have to say about work? What good things can we take from this FIRE movement and use to glorify God and build generational wealth instead? Watch this episode to find out.  Links in this Episode Your Money or Your Life: https://a.co/d/gOfOazR  Mr. Money Mustache (Blog) Pete Adnee: https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/  F

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82% of our public school systems are failing. Despite the $795 BILLION that gets dumped into our public school system, teachers are being forced to teach more students with less support.   So what do we do? What options do we have as parents? Do you get really involved in your local public school? Do you homeschool? Do you put your kid in private school? All of these options cost something. What can you afford to do? What can you afford NOT to do?  All of this and more on todays podcast.  About Abraham’s Wallet: Abraham’s Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/ YouTube Full Episodes Instagram

When I (Steven) first got married, I had a desire to find a marriage study that taught what the Bible directly said about marriage. I couldn’t find what I was looking for, so I made one. It has been tweaked and altered over the years and now it is ready to be passed on to you.  Outside of your relationship with God himself, there is no more important relationship in your life than with your wife. This relationship takes the development of skills that you will develop for the rest of your life.  God is the creator of marriage. How does he say it should work? What does the picture of Christ and his church mean for our marriage relationships? How can your story with your wife play out the bigger story of the larger story of God and his people? All this and so much more is included in the 10 week study. Click “Join My Tribe” to get the study for yourself. 

Due to ages of your kids, you really only have 6 primo spring breaks with your family. DON’T WASTE THESE! It’s so easy to just let the time pass without a plan of any kind. Take the time to have fun, tie your heart strings together as a family and have a strategic plan to build a specific capital in your family, whether that’s relational, spiritual or physical. In this podcast episode we are going to break down very practically what this can look like for your family and how to financially do this without blowing the budget. Links Mentioned in this Episode Hoodie! New Frontier Ministries Family Teams World Vacation Devotional 1 Vacation Devotional 2 About Abraham's Wallet: Abraham's Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/ AW website Twitter Facebook Instagram

There are often two ditches churches can find themselves in. There are the churches who think, my pastor is such a good public speaker. If he doesn’t EXACTLY fit in the qualifications of an elder, it’s ok. We are all just trying our best. I can look past this and that.  Then, there is another type of church whose members think it’s their personal responsibility to hold their pastor accountable to the qualifications of the elders and every implication that they think it holds. They are constantly on guard, looking for any potential sin in their pastor's lives.  Both of these ideas are wrong. But what isn’t wrong is the idea that there are very clear qualifications for elders and it is our responsibility to hold our pastors to them and be on guard for false teachers. How do we do this in a balanced and gracious way? Listen to our latest podcast episode to find out. 

Last week the S&P 500 hit an all-time high. (Woohoo!) In light of this, we decided to take a minute (with the help of "Cletus") to demonstrate the importance of making “boring” financial investments. But, patience is not only a virtue when it comes to finances. We also need to be patient as we shepherd the hearts of our children. This sounds great in theory, but what do you say and do when your 4 year old wants to get saved or get baptized? We get into all of this today.

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Poverty is invisible; it exists in your work ethic, your personal discipline, your aversion to pain, and even your ability to make a plan. Steven and Mark kick around the Biblical idea of poverty, and give tips on how to wrestle it into submission, so that you can lead your family into true, deep, lasting prosperity. Also, Mark is excited that Texas now has razor wire! Abraham's Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/ Resources Mentioned in This Episode: A Framework for Understanding Poverty, Payne Scarcity Brain, Easter About Abraham's Wallet: AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA YouTube full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@abrahamswallet Twitter

There is a family (okay, there are many families) who have decided that, one month a year, they'll spend as little as possible, wear not-spanking-new clothes, forego lattes, and eat everything they already have! The LoDo exercise we do here at Abe's Wallet every February helps train us in spending, our ability to restrain ourselves... and helps train our money to not be our master! Give this experiment a listen and maybe try it yourself! Abraham's Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/ Resources Mentioned in This Episode: LoDo Article at AW: https://abrahamswallet.com/2019/02/12/lodo-the-month-of-little-things/ LoDo Tactics (2023): https://abrahamswallet.com/podcast/dough-lodofeb-inflation-edition/ About Abraham's Wallet: AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/pod

Is “toxic masculinity” real? It is if you read The Mosquito Coast… and learn the lesson from a book like “Moonwalker”…! Jeff Davenport and Mark Parrett continue their annual Best Books of… series with 2023’s crop of old and new reads that may inspire you to pick up something intellectually and creatively stimulating! Give these lunkheads a listen! Abraham's Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/ About Abraham's Wallet: AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA YouTube full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@abrahamswallet Twitter: https://twitter.com/abrahamswallet Facebook: https://facebook.com/abrahamswallet Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abraha

Who do you want to become? Setting ambitions isn't just for 8th graders; we all have to decide which way we're headed, then plot a course for our destination of choice. In this episode, Steven and Mark lay out a case for AMBITIONS: it's good to have them, but they can be dangerous if vanity is present. The fellas lead off this episode with a review of 2023's AW episodes. Abraham's Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/ About Abraham's Wallet: AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA YouTube full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@abrahamswallet Twitter: https://twitter.com/abrahamswallet Facebook: https://facebook.com/abrahamswallet In

What can the Chronicles of Narnia, a decades-old children’s fiction teach us about having a godly home?  Mark Parrett talks with Aaron Bair, a teacher and author of A Joyful Outpost, which is an exploration of the Narnia stories created by C.S. Lewis. Aaron believes that a Biblical home of order, security, celebration, bravery, and hospitality are all wonderfully modeled for us by… Mr. and Mrs. Beaver!?? Abraham's Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/ Resources mentioned in this episode: About Abraham's Wallet: AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA YouTube full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@abrahamswallet Twitter: https://twitter.com/abrahamsw

Steven Manuel talks us through Psalm 37 as a blessing for the year of craziness before us. Are you ready to walk into massive societal turmoil and keep your head on straight? Psalm 37 will show you the way! Abraham's Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/ Resources mentioned in this episode: Wealth is Inevitable series: https://abrahamswallet.com/2018/03/14/wealth-is-inevitable-part-1/ About Abraham's Wallet: AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA YouTube full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@abrahamswallet Twitter: https://twitter.com/abrahamswallet Facebook: https://facebook.com/abrahamswallet Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abraha

If God could set up a society, what would it look like? Unrestrained capitalism? Pure free markets? Or would there be freedom... with LIMITS? Let's take a look at Leviticus 25 and find out God's principles about making (and keping?) money. About Abraham's Wallet: AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA YouTube full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@abrahamswallet Twitter: https://twitter.com/abrahamswallet Facebook: https://facebook.com/abrahamswallet Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abrahamswallet This Week's Episode Rundown: 0:00 Intros  7:20 Leviticus 25 14:00 Observations about the text 30:30 Applications for us 1:03:10 Closing prayer

Mark (and Kyla!) Parrett shows us a real-time example of how a savvy parent can walk children through the broad strokes of investing, and give them a real-world goal that will motivate discipline and growth. Kyla tells us how she's planning to earn, what she's planning to buy... and which large cap American companies catch her investing attention! Abraham's Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/ USE KYLA'S REFERRAL CODE for Fidelity Youth and get a bonus: 26XC4V https://fidelity-youth.app.link/refer-a-friend About Abraham's Wallet: AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA YouTube full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@abrahamswallet Twitter: htt