Matthew 2:13 says, An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you. Merry Christmas! We at MoneyWise hope the day is truly blessed for you and your family. Today, host Rob West and Steve Moore will take a look at Jesus’ family through a financial lens.

How could Joseph and Mary, a young couple just starting out in life, pay for their escape to Egypt?

Matthew says nothing about the trip, and the account in Luke makes no mention of Mary riding an animal, so many of the ideas people have aren’t actually backed up by the text.

There’s no evidence indicating that Joseph and Mary were wealthy, but what about evidence that they were poor?

Luke 2, verses 22 and 24 say, They brought Him (Jesus) up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord and to offer a sacrifice according to what was said in the Law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.’ This tells us that Joseph and Mary had little money, because turtledoves and pigeons were an offering of the poor.

The magi found Joseph, Mary, and Jesus in Bethlehem where the magi presented them with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Some people believe that these gifts must’ve been of great value, making them able to support themselves on the way to and in Egypt.

Here are a couple of questions we answered from our callers on today’s program:

I donated stocks to my church. For tax recording purposes, what are the values of those stocks?

I have an annuity through a union that I am no longer part of. I was just wondering if it would be wise for me to roll that money into my existing 401(k)?

Ask your questions at (800) 525-7000 or email them [email protected]. Visit our website atMoneyWise.orgwhere you can connect with a MoneyWise Coach, purchase books, and even download free, helpful resources like the MoneyWise app.

Like and Follow us on Facebook atMoneyWise Mediafor videos and the very latest discussion!Remember that it’s your prayerful and financial support that keeps MoneyWise on the air. Help us continue this outreach by clicking the Donate tab at the top of the page.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1085/29

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1085/29

Matthew 2:13 says, An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you. Merry Christmas! We at MoneyWise hope the day is truly blessed for you and your family. Today, host Rob West and Steve Moore will take a look at Jesus family through a financial lens.

How could Joseph and Mary, a young couple just starting out in life, pay for their escape to Egypt?

Matthew says nothing about the trip, and the account in Luke makes no mention of Mary riding an animal, so many of the ideas people have arent actually backed up by the text.

Theres no evidence indicating that Joseph and Mary were wealthy, but what about evidence that they were poor?

Luke 2, verses 22 and 24 say, They brought Him (Jesus) up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord and to offer a sacrifice according to what was said in the Law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons. This tells us that Joseph and Mary had little money, because turtledoves and pigeons were an offering of the poor.

The magi found Joseph, Mary, and Jesus in Bethlehem where the magi presented them with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Some people believe that these gifts mustve been of great value, making them able to support themselves on the way to and in Egypt.

Here are a couple of questions we answered from our callers on todays program:

I donated stocks to my church. For tax recording purposes, what are the values of those stocks?

I have an annuity through a union that I am no longer part of. I was just wondering if it would be wise for me to roll that money into my existing 401(k)?

Ask your questions at (800) 525-7000 or email them [email protected]. Visit our website atMoneyWise.orgwhere you can connect with a MoneyWise Coach, purchase books, and even download free, helpful resources like the MoneyWise app.

Like and Follow us on Facebook atMoneyWise Mediafor videos and the very latest discussion!Remember that its your prayerful and financial support that keeps MoneyWise on the air. Help us continue this outreach by clicking the Donate tab at the top of the page.

When Christmas rolls around, we tend to get caught up in festivities and the rush to make everything perfect. So much so that we often forget to keep Christ in our Christmas preparations. Today, host Rob West and Steve Moore talk about a few things to make Christmas not just merry, but meaningful as well.

Generosity helps us keep perspective not just during the Christmas season, but year-round.

The goal is to reflect the character of Christ in what we do, especially toward those who may not yet know him.

Putting Christ back into what has become a secular holiday for many is a great way to witness.

To put ourselves in the proper frame of mind, we have to add God Himself to our Christmas gift list.

Find ways to keep Christ in Christmas, such as reading the Christmas Story from the Gospel of Luke.

On Christmas morning, before opening gifts, spend a few moments in family devotion discussing the true meaning of Christmas.

Make one of your gifts to your family members a gift of service, the kind of gift that costs you nothing but a little time and effort.

Look for opportunities to show God’s love, such as bringing a meal to an elderly neighbor or inviting a single mom and her kids over for the holidays.

If you have a friend or family member who doesn’t yet know the Lord, invite them to attend your Christmas service with you.

Here are a couple of questions we answered from our callers on today’s program:

We froze $25k in an IRA with Fidelity about five years ago.We’re ready to do something with it now.How can we re-invest it without many fees?

My husband and I adopted our daughter when she was a toddler. She is now 15 years old and has become eligible for adoption assistance through the state. My husband and I want to invest it for her. What would be the best way to invest it?

Ask your questions at (800) 525-7000 or email them [email protected]. Visit our website atMoneyWise.orgwhere you can connect with a MoneyWise Coach, purchase books, and even download free, helpful resources like the MoneyWise app.

Like and Follow us on Facebook atMoneyWise Mediafor videos and the very latest discussion!Remember that it’s your prayerful and financial support that keeps MoneyWise on the air. Help us continue this outreach by clicking the Donate tab at the top of the page.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1085/29

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1085/29

When Christmas rolls around, we tend to get caught up in festivities and the rush to make everything perfect. So much so that we often forget to keep Christ in our Christmas preparations. Today, host Rob West and Steve Moore talk about a few things to make Christmas not just merry, but meaningful as well.

Generosity helps us keep perspective not just during the Christmas season, but year-round.

The goal is to reflect the character of Christ in what we do, especially toward those who may not yet know him.

Putting Christ back into what has become a secular holiday for many is a great way to witness.

To put ourselves in the proper frame of mind, we have to add God Himself to our Christmas gift list.

Find ways to keep Christ in Christmas, such as reading the Christmas Story from the Gospel of Luke.

On Christmas morning, before opening gifts, spend a few moments in family devotion discussing the true meaning of Christmas.

Make one of your gifts to your family members a gift of service, the kind of gift that costs you nothing but a little time and effort.

Look for opportunities to show Gods love, such as bringing a meal to an elderly neighbor or inviting a single mom and her kids over for the holidays.

If you have a friend or family member who doesnt yet know the Lord, invite them to attend your Christmas service with you.

Here are a couple of questions we answered from our callers on todays program:

We froze $25k in an IRA with Fidelity about five years ago.Were ready to do something with it now.How can we re-invest it without many fees?

My husband and I adopted our daughter when she was a toddler. She is now 15 years old and has become eligible for adoption assistance through the state. My husband and I want to invest it for her. What would be the best way to invest it?

Ask your questions at (800) 525-7000 or email them [email protected]. Visit our website atMoneyWise.orgwhere you can connect with a MoneyWise Coach, purchase books, and even download free, helpful resources like the MoneyWise app.

Like and Follow us on Facebook atMoneyWise Mediafor videos and the very latest discussion!Remember that its your prayerful and financial support that keeps MoneyWise on the air. Help us continue this outreach by clicking the Donate tab at the top of the page.

Herod the Great played the role of villain in the story of Jesus’ birth 2,000 years ago. But what do we really know about him and the economics that shaped his reign of treachery?The Gospel of Matthew holds many cluesif we know how to interpret them. Today, host Rob West sits down with economist Jerry Bowyer for a fresh look at the Christmas Story. Then we take your calls and questions at 800-525-7000. Jerry Bowyer is the chief economist at Vident Financial and he’s the author ofThe Maker Versus the Takers: What Jesus Really Said about Social Justice and Economics.

Matthew 2:1-3 reads:"Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east, and have come to worship Him.’ And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled,and all Jerusalem with him."

It's understandable that Herod would be troubled as he was an unpopular and brutal tyrant who was so paranoid about being displaced that he had his own sons murdered. He had a kingdom to lose. The Messiah would be a king, and there could only be one king of the Jews. But what about all of Jerusalem being troubled along with him?

Jerusalem was a city sustained by economic exploitation of the rest of Israel. The coming of the Messiah was a classic good news/bad news situation: Good news for the worldthe Messiah would bring justice; bad news for Jerusalem for exactly the same reason.

In his book,The Maker Versus the Takers, Jerry compares Mary’s sense of what was happening to Herod’s, how were they alike, and different?

He explains that Mary expected her son to trigger an upending of the economic order. She predicted that somehow the birth of Jesus would cause the arrogant elites to be deposed from power.

Herod saw that too, but from the other side of that revolution. In a sense, Herod and Mary agree on the significance of the birth of the Messiah; they simply disagreed about whether to support or oppose it.

In that sense, Herod, with his finely tuned sense of self-preservation, was able to see what so many pietistic and otherworld Christian commentators have failed to see since then: that the coming of the Messiah changes not just hearts and souls, but also the rise and fall of nations and their economic systems.

Here are a couple of questions we answered from our callers on today’s program:

My family wants to buy a big piece of property together. Is this wise?

Ask your questions at (800) 525-7000 or email them [email protected]. Visit our website atMoneyWise.orgwhere you can connect with a MoneyWise Coach, purchase books, and even download free, helpful resources like the MoneyWise app.

Like and Follow us on Facebook atMoneyWise Mediafor videos and the very latest discussion!Remember that it’s your prayerful and financial support that keeps MoneyWise on the air. Help us continue this outreach by clicking the Donate tab at the top of the page.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1085/29

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1085/29

Herod the Great played the role of villain in the story of Jesus birth 2,000 years ago. But what do we really know about him and the economics that shaped his reign of treachery?The Gospel of Matthew holds many cluesif we know how to interpret them. Today, host Rob West sits down with economist Jerry Bowyer for a fresh look at the Christmas Story. Then we take your calls and questions at 800-525-7000. Jerry Bowyer is the chief economist at Vident Financial and hes the author ofThe Maker Versus the Takers: What Jesus Really Said about Social Justice and Economics.

Matthew 2:1-3 reads:"Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east, and have come to worship Him. And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled,and all Jerusalem with him."

It's understandable that Herod would be troubled as he was an unpopular and brutal tyrant who was so paranoid about being displaced that he had his own sons murdered. He had a kingdom to lose. The Messiah would be a king, and there could only be one king of the Jews. But what about all of Jerusalem being troubled along with him?

Jerusalem was a city sustained by economic exploitation of the rest of Israel. The coming of the Messiah was a classic good news/bad news situation: Good news for the worldthe Messiah would bring justice; bad news for Jerusalem for exactly the same reason.

In his book,The Maker Versus the Takers, Jerry compares Marys sense of what was happening to Herods, how were they alike, and different?

He explains that Mary expected her son to trigger an upending of the economic order. She predicted that somehow the birth of Jesus would cause the arrogant elites to be deposed from power.

Herod saw that too, but from the other side of that revolution. In a sense, Herod and Mary agree on the significance of the birth of the Messiah; they simply disagreed about whether to support or oppose it.

In that sense, Herod, with his finely tuned sense of self-preservation, was able to see what so many pietistic and otherworld Christian commentators have failed to see since then: that the coming of the Messiah changes not just hearts and souls, but also the rise and fall of nations and their economic systems.

Here are a couple of questions we answered from our callers on todays program:

My family wants to buy a big piece of property together. Is this wise?

Ask your questions at (800) 525-7000 or email them [email protected]. Visit our website atMoneyWise.orgwhere you can connect with a MoneyWise Coach, purchase books, and even download free, helpful resources like the MoneyWise app.

Like and Follow us on Facebook atMoneyWise Mediafor videos and the very latest discussion!Remember that its your prayerful and financial support that keeps MoneyWise on the air. Help us continue this outreach by clicking the Donate tab at the top of the page.

Hebrews 13 has a great reminder for us at this time of year, Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. Christmas is almost here, a time when we naturally feel more generous. Today, host Rob West talks with Laurie Farquhar of the National Christian Foundation to explore the best ways to give at this time.

Generosity should be part of your lifestyle. Be generous with your time, talent, and financial resources.

Remember that God owns everything we have, and we are the managers of what God has entrusted to us.

God has entrusted all of us with different kinds of assets (finances, time, influence, relationships).

Talk with God, your family, and your friends about how to view your resources, and what values you should have.

Successfully acquiring wealth is one of the greatest advancements a family can have, but it can also trigger problems.

Setting a financial finish line depends on how you view the assets you have, where your values lie with those assets, and what your overall goal is as an individual and as a family.

Here are a couple of questions we answered from our callers on today’s program:

I have Coverdell accounts for my 3 daughters. When I access those accounts to pay for their tuition, do I make the payment directly to the college from the account or can I pay out of my own checking account and then reimburse myself for those funds?

During COVID, I’ve been attending church online. I have money set aside for tithe but no home church to give it to. Would it still be considered tithing if I used that money to give to those around me and help them in a time of need?

For family and legacy resources, visit:https://www.ncfgiving.com/givingstrategy/

Ask your questions at (800) 525-7000 or email them [email protected]. Visit our website atMoneyWise.orgwhere you can connect with a MoneyWise Coach, purchase books, and even download free, helpful resources like the MoneyWise app.

Like and Follow us on Facebook atMoneyWise Mediafor videos and the very latest discussion!Remember that it’s your prayerful and financial support that keeps MoneyWise on the air. Help us continue this outreach by clicking the Donate tab at the top of the page.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1085/29

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1085/29

Hebrews 13 has a great reminder for us at this time of year, Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. Christmas is almost here, a time when we naturally feel more generous. Today, host Rob West talks with Laurie Farquhar of the National Christian Foundation to explore the best ways to give at this time.

Generosity should be part of your lifestyle. Be generous with your time, talent, and financial resources.

Remember that God owns everything we have, and we are the managers of what God has entrusted to us.

God has entrusted all of us with different kinds of assets (finances, time, influence, relationships).

Talk with God, your family, and your friends about how to view your resources, and what values you should have.

Successfully acquiring wealth is one of the greatest advancements a family can have, but it can also trigger problems.

Setting a financial finish line depends on how you view the assets you have, where your values lie with those assets, and what your overall goal is as an individual and as a family.

Here are a couple of questions we answered from our callers on todays program:

I have Coverdell accounts for my 3 daughters. When I access those accounts to pay for their tuition, do I make the payment directly to the college from the account or can I pay out of my own checking account and then reimburse myself for those funds?

During COVID, Ive been attending church online. I have money set aside for tithe but no home church to give it to. Would it still be considered tithing if I used that money to give to those around me and help them in a time of need?

For family and legacy resources, visit:https://www.ncfgiving.com/givingstrategy/

Ask your questions at (800) 525-7000 or email them [email protected]. Visit our website atMoneyWise.orgwhere you can connect with a MoneyWise Coach, purchase books, and even download free, helpful resources like the MoneyWise app.

Like and Follow us on Facebook atMoneyWise Mediafor videos and the very latest discussion!Remember that its your prayerful and financial support that keeps MoneyWise on the air. Help us continue this outreach by clicking the Donate tab at the top of the page.

The Bible tells us to be salt and light in the world and that includes the workplace. Do you reflect the character of Christ while at your work? Or do your coworkers secretly wish you’d find employment elsewhere? MoneyWise host, financial planner and teacher Rob West has a list of things you should do on the job and things you should never do.

In this episode we also answer your questions:

Should I borrow against my house, my primary residence, to start a new business?

How do credit score agencies calculate my score?

I was divorced but am now remarried. However, my former spouse has not remarried. Does my unmarried, former spouse have absolute reign over my social security and 401(k) and any other retirement?

I’ve just gotten into a new car loan. When is a safe time to refinance?

To ask your questions, call (800) 525-7000 or email them [email protected]. Also, visit our website,moneywise.org,where you can connect with a MoneyWise Coach, purchase books, and even download free, helpful resources.

Like and Follow us on Facebook atMoneyWise Mediafor videos and the very latest discussion!

And remember that it’s your prayerful and financial support that keeps MoneyWise on the air. You can help us continue this outreach by clicking the Donate tab at the top of the page.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1085/29

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1085/29

The Bible tells us to be salt and light in the world and that includes the workplace. Do you reflect the character of Christ while at your work? Or do your coworkers secretly wish youd find employment elsewhere? MoneyWise host, financial planner and teacher Rob West has a list of things you should do on the job and things you should never do.

In this episode we also answer your questions:

Should I borrow against my house, my primary residence, to start a new business?

How do credit score agencies calculate my score?

I was divorced but am now remarried. However, my former spouse has not remarried. Does my unmarried, former spouse have absolute reign over my social security and 401(k) and any other retirement?

Ive just gotten into a new car loan. When is a safe time to refinance?

To ask your questions, call (800) 525-7000 or email them [email protected]. Also, visit our website,moneywise.org,where you can connect with a MoneyWise Coach, purchase books, and even download free, helpful resources.

Like and Follow us on Facebook atMoneyWise Mediafor videos and the very latest discussion!

And remember that its your prayerful and financial support that keeps MoneyWise on the air. You can help us continue this outreach by clicking the Donate tab at the top of the page.