Thanks to insurance we don t very often have bank savings and loans or credit union runs anymore Aaron Caid is with us today to discuss how that came about Aaron Caid is the Chief Marketing Officer at Christian Community Credit Union an underwriter of Faith Finance The Role of FDIC in Banking StabilityWhen we think about bank runs we often think of the Great Depression Thankfully such events are rare today primarily due to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC 's creation through the Banking Act of The FDIC now insures bank deposits up to per customer providing peace [... more]

Stock markets have seen record highs in the past couple of months Is it a good time to take profits Well it certainly can be a good time to take profits if you ve seen your investments go through the roof recently And today I want to tell you about a way to realize those gains for God s Kingdom Why Donate Appreciated Stocks With recent historic highs in the markets now is an excellent time to consider donating appreciated stocks to your church or other ministries Donating stock instead of cash can significantly benefit both the donor and recipient [... more]

Would you believe that almost half a million kids are in foster care right now So how should Christians in the U S respond In this program you will hear about the new movie Sound of Hope which sheds light on this pressing and challenging crisis Experience the true story of a little church in Possum Trot Texas that started a movement by radically caring for the hurting kids in their community Main PointsFoster care system s harsh reality Millions of families facing poverty addiction and abuse Grim statistics Four million families on the brink children in foster care awaiting [... more]

Would you believe that almost half a million kids are in foster care right now So how should Christians in the U S respond In this program you will hear about the new movie Sound of Hope which sheds light on this pressing and challenging crisis Experience the true story of a little church in Possum Trot Texas that started a movement by radically caring for the hurting kids in their community Main PointsFoster care system s harsh reality Millions of families facing poverty addiction and abuse Grim statistics Four million families on the brink children in foster care awaiting [... more]

Myths can be persistent things For a long time people thought the world was flat The investing world has its share of myths that persist to this day Rachel McDonough joins us today to go over myths about wealth that many Christians believe but shouldn t Rachel McDonough is a Certified Financial Planner CFP a Certified Kingdom Advisor CKA and a regular Faith Finance contributor Flat Earth and Financial MythsWhen your core assumptions are wrong your strategy becomes useless Imagine planning a voyage worldwide while believing it's flat you'd never reach your destination accurately Similarly in finance myths perpetuated by [... more]

Do you use a credit union Or have you never considered using one Credit union members know their advantages and million nationwide can't be wrong Aaron Caid joins us today to discuss the pros and cons of credit unions and spoiler alert there aren't many cons Aaron Caid is the Chief Marketing Officer at Christian Community Credit Union an underwriter of Faith Finance What are the pros of joining a typical credit union Credit unions are member-owned cooperatives Members are customers and stakeholders governed by a volunteer board selected from the member base They also have voting rights on credit [... more]

May brings a flurry of activities graduations sports playoffs and school events that while meaningful can also lead to overwhelming stress In our busy world it's easy to get caught up in the hustle often driven by societal pressures to do more buy more and be everywhere at once Colossians reminds us not to be swayed by the hollow and deceptive philosophy that glorifies materialism over spiritual values We are often misled into thinking that accumulating possessions or filling our calendars is the path to fulfillment However these beliefs only bring chaos and stress not peace To combat this the [... more]

Joe Biden has a lavishly-funded campaign war chest the backing of every university and a hundred rich non-profits on his side But why stop there Charlie discusses the existential threat of Biden's executive order that turns the entire trillion federal government into a Democrat GOTV behemoth and he talks to Matthew Martinez about what TP Action is doing to fight back and bring the fight for the election into your neighborhood Become a member at members charliekirk com Support the show http www charliekirk com supportSee omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

LLC or Limited Liability Company This business structure protects you from personal responsibility for the company's debts or liabilities An LLC gives you protection from debt collectors and lawsuits involving the company just as a corporation would But unlike a corporation the LLC allows what's called flow through for tax purposes The LLC doesn't pay corporate income taxes The company's profits and losses or deductions are passed on to the members of the LLC With an LLC it's easier to set up than a corporation An LLC may have to be dissolved if a member dies or files for bankruptcy [... more]

ldquo Am I an owner or a steward rdquo The CEO of a multibillion-dollar company asked himself that question as he weighed what was best for his family Concerned about the temptations that can come with vast wealth he didn rsquo t want to burden his heirs with that challenge So he gave up his personal stake in the company Recognizing that everything he owns belongs to God helped him make his decision to allow his family to earn a living in exchange for work while also using future profits to fund Christian ministry In Psalm God tells His people [... more]

Today Nikita Speaks with Shantee Parker and Bo MacDonald Listen as they speak about their non-profits [... more]

Aaron Caid is Chief Marketing Officer at Christian Community Credit Union an underwriter of this program Again this is part two of our discussion Please give us a brief recap of what your survey revealed and how folks feel about banks that don't share their values Over of Christians surveyed in a recent study considered switching banks in the last year One of the top three reasons for switching was misalignment with Christian values More than of respondents care deeply about managing their finances biblically Over believe it's crucial for their bank to align with and support their Christian values [... more]

A new undercover Project Veritas-style investigation has exposed a top official at the world's largest pornography website admitting that his company profits off of child exploitation using a legal loophole Charlie talks to investigative journalist Arden Young about her scoop Plus Charlie chats with Rep Matt Gaetz about his viral remarks on Speaker Kevin McCarthy and reacts to Sen Mitt Romney's announcement he won't be running for reelection and the possibility that he may be planning to run for an even higher office Support the show http www charliekirk com supportSee omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

The past few years haven't been easy for small businesses in the U S The pandemic threw the supply chain the workforce and the economy into chaos forcing many small companies to close their doors and sending workers home by the millions But small business owners are nothing if not resourceful and many of you have pivoted into the new realities with determination and creativity Of course as Christians in business we are called to a higher standard Colossians says Whatever you do work heartily as for the Lord and not for men knowing that from the Lord you will [... more]

RENT OR BUY It used to be almost universally true that at least in the short term it was cheaper to rent a home than to buy one But that's not necessarily the case today Aimee says some markets are seeing a staggering increase in rent Limited supply is one of the factors that has driven up both rental and purchase prices in recent years She says Part of it is the fact that there's a continually rising number of what they call new home creations which are new people needing to buy homes And the pace of building is [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Monica Kelsey took her own traumatic story and turned it into something truly beautiful for many Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

The left has a superior ballot harvesting operation We all know that but how does it actually work Turning Point Action leaders and Arizona house members Tyler Bowyer and Austin Smith explain the vast network of non-profits the left has built up to influence voters not just during election season but every month of every year Then Tyler and Austin explain Turning Point Action's plan to copy the left's methods even the odds and let the GOP win back the states it needs to win back the White House Then the three of them discuss No Labels and whether a [... more]

Nokia became the world rsquo s best-selling mobile phone company in and saw profits rise to nearly four billion dollars in But by sales were diminishing and soon the failing phone brand was acquired by Microsoft One factor in Nokia rsquo s mobile division failure was a fear-based work culture that led to disastrous decisions Managers were afraid to tell the truth about the Nokia phone rsquo s inferior operating system and other design problems for fear of being fired King Ahaz of Judah and his people were fearful mdash ldquo shaken as the trees of the forest are shaken [... more]

Farmers live for the harvest season--a time when their crops are taken in and profits are made But crops don't grow on their own Seeds must be sown and plants must be garnered by a whole group of active farm workers God is the head Farmer and we are His farmhands all working together to produce a bumper-crop of people who believe that Jesus is the Savior--Are you in [... more]

Farmers live for the harvest season--a time when their crops are taken in and profits are made But crops don't grow on their own Seeds must be sown and plants must be garnered by a whole group of active farm workers God is the head Farmer and we are His farmhands all working together to produce a bumper-crop of people who believe that Jesus is the Savior--Are you in [... more]

See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

The purpose of investing is to earn a profit The purpose of Man is to glorify God So do those two goals have to be in opposition On today's MoneyWise Live host Rob West will talk with Jason Myhre about how your efforts to earn profits and glorify God don't have to conflict Then Rob will answer some financial questions from a biblical perspective See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

The United States Supreme Court just made two major decisions First the Supreme Court ruled on two provisions of Arizona's voting laws affirming them as constitutional In a significant victory in a California effort to potentially target conservative organizations the Supreme Court ruled that nonprofits do not have to disclose their donor list Especially in areas hostile to one's conservative values this would leave individuals supporting these organizations open to targeting and harassment Jordan Sekulow and the rest of the Sekulow team discuss these major Supreme Court rulings and more today on Sekulow [... more]

GUEST FRANK WRIGHT President D James Kennedy Ministries The drive to fundamentally transform America takes lots of money and organization Whether funding those who deconstruct the discovery founding and existence of America as white supremacist and systemically unjust push unbiblical marriage and morality and abortion consolidate government control over health care education and the environment squelch freedom of religion speech and the right to bear arms pressure corporations non-profits and Christians organizations foment the burning and looting on the streets one man billionaire George Soros arguably exerts more power and influence in his mission to fundamentally transform America than anyone [... more]

Researchers David Kinnaman and Mark Matlock share valuable insights about the faith of the emerging generation of young people identifying many of the challenges facing teens and -somethings in the digital age Our guests offer parents guidance for strengthening their teens' faith and helping them sustain that faith in today's culture Part of Get our guests' book Faith for Exiles for your donation of any amount https store focusonthefamily com singleitem checkout donation item don-daily-broadcast-product- - - Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast helping-your-teens-retain-their-faith-part- -of- If you've listened to any of our podcasts please give us [... more]

Gov Roy Cooper outlined his priorities for the legislative session during his recent State of the State address Cooper pushed for Medicaid expansion a statewide school construction bond and higher pay for public school teachers The Democrat Cooper also talked about seeking bipartisan solutions Becki Gray John Locke Foundation senior vice president analyzes Cooper's remarks and the response from Senate Republican leader Phil Berger Freedom of religion is the first freedom spelled out in the U S Constitution's Bill of Rights It's also the fundamental freedom that faces some of the strongest attacks in today's America Ashley McGuire senior fellow [... more]

NC Family president John Rustin talks with Helen Alvar JD professor of law at George Mason University and founder of Women Speak for Themselves about the U S Supreme Court's May opinion in Zubik v Burwell and what that ruling means for the Little Sisters of the Poor and other religious nonprofits [... more]