Your Life...Well Spent

Russ Crosson

Description

Money Matters for Eternity When you think about money, you probably think about what it can do for you here, now, in this life. But did you know how you invest your money has an eternal impact? Author Russ Crossonexecutive vice president of Ronald Blue Trust and a highly respected financial advisoroffers a look at how to manage your money with eternity in view. You'll learn the difference between prosperitythe accumulation of goods on this earth, and posteritythe heritage left to the generations who follow you. Discover a new way of thinking about money and how to get a higher return on life itselfas you learn how to add posterity time to your busy schedulebest balance your career and familyinvest in your children and grandchildreninclude God in your financial planningmodel a biblical attitude toward money for your children You can make an eternal impact today when you learn to manage your moneyand your lifewell.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Personal finance

Informations

• Publié par: Harvest House Publishers
• Date de parution: 04 février 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780736982115
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Why you should read Your Life Well Spent

I have observed that books related to financial principles focus on the current task of managing one s money today. Russ s book Your Life Well Spent takes the LONGER-TERM PERSPECTIVE of looking at plans for a person s career and giving. This book HELPED CHANGE MY LIFE with proper financial and life goals. D ON T MISS IT.
J OEL M ANBY , CEO, H ERSCHEND F AMILY E NTERTAINMENT
I have had the privilege of working alongside Russ with multiple families, and I VE OBSERVED FIRSTHAND THESE PRINCIPLES put into practice. The focus on a HEALTHY GENERATIONAL TRANSFER OF WISDOM is one that will ENRICH YOUR FAMILY and PRESERVE YOUR LEGACY.
D R. R ON L. B RAUND , F AMILY B USINESS T RANSITIONS
Provides a COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT MONEY AND YOUR LIFE a NECESSARY INVESTMENT for anyone who wants to think correctly about how to earn, spend, [and] donate money.
H OWARD G. H ENDRICKS, DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR EMERITUS , L EADERSHIP AND C HRISTIAN E DUCATION , D ALLAS T HEOLOGICAL S EMINARY
Without the information in this book, your budget may be balanced but unwise, your bookkeeping may be timely but reflect only temporal values. This is the BOOK TO READ FIRST , before any others, for the RENEWING OF YOUR FINANCIAL MIND.
B RUCE W ILKINSON, AUTHOR , P RAYER OF J ABEZ AND Y OU W ERE B ORN FOR T HIS
I appreciate the BIBLICAL MIND-SET backed by PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE that goes into Russ s work. Once again Russ has gone BEYOND THE NUTS AND BOLTS to focus the reader s attention on life s big picture.
A USTIN P RYOR, PUBLISHER , S OUND M IND I NVESTING.COM
A REMARKABLY WRITTEN REMINDER that the BOTTOM LINE OF LOVING FAMILIES isn t about money, it s a LIFE WELL SPENT.
T IM K IMMEL, AUTHOR, SPEAKER, FAMILY COUNSELOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , F AMILY M ATTERS
E YE-OPENING READING about marriage, parenting, training children, balancing life, and financial planning, written like I ve never read before. I WAS HOOKED FROM THE FIRST CHAPTER.
G EORGE F OOSHE, FINANCIAL COUNSELOR, AUTHOR
Ours is a nation of families who are exhausted from haste. But, life is not a 100-yard dash, it s a marathon. Pace is more important than haste. R USS CROSSON offers a PERSPECTIVE OF REMARKABLE CLARITY AND SIMPLICITY that will give your family pace for your race.
S TEVE F ARRAR, AUTHOR, FOUNDER/CHAIRMAN , M EN S L EADERSHIP M INISTRIES
This book will CHALLENGE YOUR THINKING . It makes a SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION toward understanding the BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE OF MONEY AND POSSESSIONS . I pray it will stimulate you to become financially faithful.
H OWARD D AYTON, FOUNDER , C OMPASS -F INANCES G OD S W AY
This book is a MUCH-NEEDED ANTIDOTE to unbiblical thinking regarding finances. Russ Crosson s emphasis on posterity rather than prosperity and eternal rather than temporal investments, if applied, will make you eternally grateful.
W ALTER A. H ENRICHSEN, AUTHOR
This book captures KEY BIBLICAL INSIGHTS in the area of our prosperity. And it comes from a man who walks the talk. Russ Crosson meets the challenge of FAIR-MINDEDNESS and READINESS mentioned in Acts 17:11. Here is a book for us to learn from.
G AYLE M. J ACKSON, FORMER PRESIDENT , CAD S YSTEMS , I NC., AUTHOR
Although this book offers a WEALTH OF PRACTICAL FINANCIAL ADVICE , it takes a SIGNIFICANT STEP beyond the how tos of money management to answer the MORE VITAL WHY QUESTIONS . I have seen Russ Crosson consistently model these truths in his own life and have witnessed their impact in the lives of others, including me!
T IM K ALLAM, PASTOR
Russ Crosson always keeps the big picture in mind when it comes to money. He reminds us to LOOK AT MONEY FROM AN ETERNAL, LIFELONG PERSPECTIVE . That s why this book is a KEY TO YOUR LIFE WELL SPENT.
B RYANT W RIGHT , S R., PASTOR , J OHNSON F ERRY B APTIST C HURCH , A TLANTA , GA
Russ Crosson does an EXCELLENT job of taking us BACK TO THE BASICS , not only of finance, but how to integrate IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES into our total life system.
C OLONEL N IMROD M C N AIR , PRESIDENT , M C N AIR A SSOCIATES , I NC .
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YOUR LIFE WELL SPENT
Copyright 1994, 2019 by Russ Crosson
Published 2012 by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97408
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Crosson, Russ,
[Life well spent]
Your life-well spent / Russ Crosson.
p. cm.
Originally published: A life well spent. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1994.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ).
ISBN 978-0-7369-8210-8 (pbk.)
ISBN 978-0-7369-8211-5 (eBook)
1. Finance, Personal-Religious aspects-Christianity. 2. Wealth-Religious aspects-Christianity. 3. Christian giving. 4. Families-Religious life I. Title.
HG179.C75 2012
332.024-dc23
2011021676
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Dedication
To Clark, Reed, and Chad, my posterity, whom I pray will manifest the truths shared in this book and pass them on to the generations that come after them to the glory of God.
Acknowledgments
As with any such undertaking, this book would have been impossible without the assistance and encouragement of countless people. Most importantly, I am grateful to Julie, my wife of 40 years, who is a constant source of encouragement to me. Without her unwavering love, support, and devotion, and her continual training and teaching of our children, the concepts shared in this book would only be hollow words with no substance.
I also owe a debt of gratitude to my partners at Ronald Blue Co. for allowing me the time to work on this project and from whom many of the insights in this book were gained. Very special thanks go to Chip Vaughan, Curt Knorr, Angie Wells, Barry Vaughan, Bert Harned, and Scott Houser for their detailed reading and comments on the manuscript. Their input, which is contained throughout these pages, was invaluable in developing this final product.
I am also grateful to Bob Hawkins, Terry Glaspey, Nick Harrison and the other staff at Harvest House for their encouragement and confidence in this project. They had the foresight to understand and recognize that the truths contained in these pages and which have been useful in Bible studies for the past 25 years needed to be placed in the hands of more readers.
Thanks to Karen Vaughan and Andrea Mueller for their work on the typing and formatting of the manuscript. Bonnie Davidson and Molly Blass deserve special commendations for their countless hours of proofing, editing, collecting endorsements, and other tasks too numerous to mention. Not only did they assist me with excellence and professionalism, but they juggled many other demands on their time as this book was being developed.
I would be remiss if I did not specifically acknowledge Malissa Light for her help with this book. Malissa has a unique gift as a wordsmith and spent countless hours making this book easier to read, making me sound better, and ensuring my message was clear. I am grateful for her and indebted to her. Thanks, Malissa. I appreciate all your hard work very much.
Finally, I want to thank the Wednesday morning men s Bible study group of several years ago in which I participated for their prayers and encouragement as I developed this content.
Contents
Why you should read Your Life Well Spent
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Ron Blue
P ART 1: A L IFE W ELL S PENT
1. A Glimpse of Eternity
A New Perspective on Money and Family
2. Prosperity
The Accumulation of Goods
3. Posterity
The Heritage We Leave to Coming Generations
P ART 2: H OW TO G ET A H IGHER R ETURN ON L IFE
4. The Life-overview Balance Sheet
Distribution of Our Financial, Social, and Spiritual Capital
5. The Principle of Time Replacement
How to Add Posterity Time to Our Schedules
6. A New Understanding of Work
Analy