by Mike Hicks | Aug 1, 2018 | Miscellaneous Posts
The world of 24 hour news cycles have a way of ratcheting up our anxiety and making us fearful about the future. News about the upcoming Called Session of General Conference in 2019 is definitely making United Methodists anxious. It is so easy to allow our anxiety...
by Mike Hicks | Jul 25, 2018 | Direction, Planning
Bernice Napach, a senior writer at ThinkAdvisor, recently wrote about “How Seniors and Their Adult Children Can Prevent Elder Financial Abuse.” She writes that it is estimated that one in five seniors are a victim of financial abuse of about $37 billion a year. ...
by Mike Hicks | Jul 18, 2018 | Direction
The best recommendation I have for discussing money and possessions is Simple Rules for Money by James Harnish. It is based on Wesley’s instructions on earning, saving and giving money. The book is readable, has only four chapters and comes with discussion helps at...
by Mike Hicks | Jul 11, 2018 | Giving
Richard Rohr, from The Center for Action and Contemplation, shared last week about the power of money. Rohr refers to Lynne Twist’s book, The Soul of Money. She states that we have made money more important than humans. We have even given money more meaning than...
by Mike Hicks | Jul 4, 2018 | Planning
It is great to have an opportunity to celebrate the best that the United States offers to its citizens and to the world. This year, we pause mid-week for the celebration, which in a way is a mid-year pause as well. Six months of 2018 have come and gone. This a great...
