Barnabas Foundation Blog

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How Prepared Are Your Heirs?

One of the greatest gifts you can share with your loved ones is a godly perspective on money and generosity. After all, there is great freedom and joy in handling finances God’s way.

Unanimously Different

How the Stewards Fund Enables Randy and Martika to Support What’s Most Important Ask anyone who knows Randy and Martika, and you’ll hear how different they are — in almost every way. He’s quiet. She’s outspoken.

Choosing an Executor for Your Will

Q. What are my options for an executor of my will or a trustee of my trust? A. You have a variety of options when it comes to making this important decision.

Planning for the Fourth Quarter

There’s a playful elegance to the way she elevates the orange and black orb someone abandoned on the equipment room floor. With a flick of her wrist, Deb effortlessly spins the basketball on her finger before arranging it on the shelf by its peers. “This is my life,” says Deb, without even a hint of annoyance in her voice.

Mission-Focused Giving

Generosity for the Sake of the Gospel July 17, 1975 is permanently stamped into Steve’s memory as the most important day in his personal history. “I wasn’t raised in a Christian home, but then I met the Lord in high school,” recalls Steve. “When I first saw Christian compassion and kindness, it rocked my world!”

Giddy Giving

When Jerry began his career as a Christian school teacher, his annual salary was $4,000. “My wife, Karen, and I had our first son,” recalls Jerry, “and we had to live off that.” Even with Jerry working side and summer jobs, they weren’t able to achieve their goals when it came to giving. “Just tithing to our church was how we gave,” remarks Jerry. “Now and then we gave a special gift, if the Spirit led, but we didn’t have any larger resources.”
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The Wayward Child

What do you do for a child who has abandoned their faith or severed their relationship from you? This is the dilemma many families face when drafting their estate plans.

A Lesson From Termites?

“Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” (2 Cor. 9:6, NIV) A doorbell camera across the street caught the entire spectacle. In just seconds, an entire house in east Nashville collapsed.