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Eric Swanson is the Executive Director of BeatingDebt.org. He has a passion for families having the freedom to enjoy their marriages, family, and God without the struggle of debt. He is joining others together to turn the tide of accepting debt as a normal part of life and to return to God's perception of debt being slavery. Please join him and committing to beat debt.
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Debt: The New Pharaoh Pt 1 of 3
February 16, 2010 in Multimedia, Spiritual by BDO
Just as the Pharaohs of Egypt once confined God’s people to slavery, today many Christians are severely limited in their serving Jesus fully because of a ‘new Pharaoh’, debt. Never in its entire history has America and her people been... Read more »
Why should the Church be debt free?
February 9, 2010 in Spiritual by BDO
By Wayne Coleman The word debt is not the issue, but must be defined. One commonly used definition of the word debt states that as long as ones assets exceed the value of their liabilities, technically they are not in debt. {This definition is made... Read more »
How to prosper in this economy?
February 1, 2010 in Spiritual by BDO
By Eric Swanson In the past decade, many Christians felt that their self-worth was wrapped up in the following concepts: Becoming Wealthy. But Jesus said, “But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.” –... Read more »
Proper prior planning delivers new results
December 28, 2009 in Spiritual by BDO
By Eric Swanson As we end this year and decade, we can start afresh by performing some proper prior planning that will deliver better results. As we’ve seen, this past decade brought unprecedented levels of over-consumption and personal debt. ... Read more »
Gift giving ‘in remembrance’ challenged
December 8, 2009 in Anti-Consumerism, Spiritual by BDO
Why do we give gifts at Christmas? Many people give gifts ‘in remembrance’ of the Christmas story. Specifically, the tradition comes from the New Testament when the three kings gave gifts to Baby Jesus. However, have we ever examined... Read more »
Michael Moore sees through our hypocrisy
November 16, 2009 in Spiritual by BDO
Michael Moore has created many controversial movies that has alienated him from the mainstream Christian community. However, recently he wrote a blog about a religious subject that is near and dear to our heart. Beating Debt News is a non-profit... Read more »
Turning Santa Into A Corporate Salesman
November 6, 2009 in Anti-Consumerism, Multimedia, Spiritual by BDO
Once upon a time, Santa was an innocent, jolly old man who would bring wonderful, handmade goods for children. But over time, and as many more Christian families started to allow this character to over-take the spirit of Christmas, corporations turned... Read more »
Praying for Revival in our Finances
November 2, 2009 in Spiritual by BDO
Today, American Christians have embraced a culture of capitalism that is warned about in the Bible. These beliefs are stifling our ability to “enhance and advance the Kingdom”. Two quick examples: One example is: “In the house of the wise are... Read more »
Whole Gospel, Whole Church, Whole World
October 28, 2009 in Anti-Consumerism, News, Spiritual by BDO
Go into all the world... What are the gods that surround us, and what is the Christlike and neighbor-loving response to those who worship them? We must not confine this to thinking only about the great mega-bloc “world faiths.” The ideologies... Read more »