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We may know how our retirement investments perform, but do we know what we support with them? Faith-based investing involves avoiding certain companies while aligning our nest eggs with our Christian convictions. On the next Faith & Finance Live, Rob West and Mark Regier explore what faithful stewardship looks like in our investment portfolios. Then, it’s on to calls. That’s Faith & Finance Live, biblical wisdom for your financial journey. That’s weekdays at 4pm Eastern/3pm Central on Moody Radio.

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Many Christians see their work as a necessary evil. It's what you do to pay the bills and provide. But on Chris Fabry Live, pastor and author Jonny Ardavanis says there's more to work than we realize. From the very beginning of the Bible, God presents Himself as a worker and gives people meaningful work to accomplish. How do you begin to see your daily grind as God’s good gift? Find out when you join us for Chris Fabry Live.

Featured resources:
Get to Work: Seeing Your Daily Grind as God's Good Gift by Jonny Ardavanis

October thank you gift:
Consider Jesus: Meditations on the Person and Work of Christ by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth

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In a recent interview, Jewish actor and comedian Billy Crystal said that his trust in God has been shaken in the wake of several devastating personal losses. What advice would you give to someone who is struggling to trust God after a tragedy has touched their life? If you've gone through tragedies in your own life, what helped you to continue to trust God? Join us for this very important conversation on Equipped with Chris Brooks.

Featured resource:
Article 1: Billy Crystal says he doesn't 'trust' God after house burned in wildfire, Rob Reiner killed
Article 2: Franklin Graham responds to Billy Crystal saying he no longer trusts God after tragedies

October thank you gift:
The Rekindled Heart: 6 Essentials for Reviving Your Faith by Mark Yarbrough

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Today, on Karl and Crew, we continued our weekly theme, “The Church - Near and Far.” Dr. Michael Rydelnik, Professor Emeritus of Jewish Studies and Bible at Moody Bible Institute, shared his testimony of coming to faith in Jesus, addressed the rise of Christian antisemitism, and highlighted the upcoming Moody Summit. Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, a board-certified internal medicine physician and author of “Sacred Rest,” explained the seven types of rest and shared practical ways to overcome fatigue, restore energy, and embrace rest as part of God's design. You can hear the highlights of today’s program on the Karl and Crew Showcast.

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Dr. Michael Rydelnik [ 00:49 ]
Call Segment [ 28:15 ]
Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith [ 34:54 ]
Make It a Metaphor [ 45:36 ]

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You may know how your retirement investments are performing, but do you know what they're actually supporting?

For many Christians, stewardship shapes how we earn, spend, save, and give. Yet when it comes to investing, we may not think much about the companies and industries represented in our portfolios.

Faith-based investing offers an opportunity to align those decisions more closely with our Christian convictions. But what does that look like in practice? Does investing according to your values mean sacrificing financial returns? And can individual investors really make a difference?

Mark Regier, Vice President of Stewardship Investing at Praxis Investment Management, joined the show today to explore these questions. With more than 25 years of experience in faith-based investing, Regier offers a thoughtful perspective on how Christians can approach their portfolios with greater intentionality.

Faithful investing begins with a foundational biblical truth: Everything belongs to God.

Psalm 24:1 declares, "The earth is the LORD's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein."

This principle reminds us that we're not ultimately owners of our resources but stewards entrusted with managing what belongs to God.

"When we think about it that way, our investments are just the same as every part of our life, where we ask the Lord to have ownership and control over what we do," Regier explains.

One important consideration is that investing in a company often means becoming a partial owner of that business. Whether through individual stocks or investment funds, our financial resources are connected to businesses whose decisions affect employees, customers, communities, and the wider world.

That ownership also brings an opportunity to stay informed and engaged. Just as Christians seek to honor God through their spending and generosity, they can also consider how their investments reflect their values.

When people hear the term faith-based investing, they often think of avoiding companies or industries whose practices conflict with their Christian convictions.

This approach, commonly called screening, is an important starting point. Investors may choose to exclude certain businesses based on their products, services, or practices. But Regier emphasizes that faith-based investing can go much further.

At Praxis Investment Management, the goal isn't simply to avoid certain investments but also to identify opportunities to contribute positively to the world. These opportunities can include:

• Shareholder engagement: Using the responsibilities and opportunities of ownership to encourage companies toward more responsible business practices.
• Community investing: Directing capital toward initiatives that support underserved communities and expand economic opportunities.
• Impact bonds: Investing in bonds that help finance projects with positive social or environmental outcomes.

Praxis incorporates these and other strategies into its ImpactX approach, which identifies seven ways investors can pursue positive impact through their portfolios. The broader principle is that stewardship involves more than asking what we should avoid. It also invites us to consider

Christianity isn’t about beating your old nature … with your old nature. Today on BOLD STEPS, Mark Jobe concludes his message from Colossians 3 with a look at renewing our minds.  We’ll discover how to rid ourselves of old attitudes, put on the new self, and start each day declaring what God says about us.  Step into who you were made to be ... listen to Bold Steps with Pastor Mark Jobe.

Bold Steps Gift: The Church In Babylon: Heeding the Call to Be a Light in the Darkness - Erwin Lutzer and Ed Stetzer

Visit or watch Mark Jobe at New Life Community Church

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Sexuality is a hot topic these days, and opinions are all over the place. Dr. Juli Slattery will join us to fill the gap by providing a broader, more comprehensive understanding of what it means to honor God with our sexuality. She will equip single women to understand their sexuality, trust the Lord for redemption and healing, and stand against the cultural trends that marginalize and compromise God’s design for sex.

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Modern culture is increasingly outspoken against a biblical understanding of what it means to be a woman. Even some Christians, swayed by the LGBTQ+ movement, have rejected God’s word on issues of sexuality and gender in favor of popular opinion. In light of these pressures, it’s more important than ever to help women see the truth about who God created them to be. Join us as Dr. Rosaria Butterfield uses Scripture to confront 5 common lies about sexuality, faith, feminism, gender roles, and modesty often promoted in our secular culture today. She will share her personal battle with these lies and interweave her story with cultural studies, literary criticism, and theology—to help us see the beauty in biblical womanhood, marriage, and motherhood.

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When you think about leaving an inheritance, you probably envision children or grandchildren. But what if your next steward isn’t a person at all? Leaving a gift to a church or ministry can be faithful stewardship. But choosing where, when, and how to give deserves careful consideration. On the next Faith & Finance Live, Sharon Epps joins Rob West to explore how you can make those decisions wisely. Then, it’s on to calls. That’s Faith and Finance Live . . . biblical wisdom for your financial decisions. That’s weekdays at 4pm Eastern/3pm Central on Moody Radio.

Faith & Finance Live is a listener supported program on Moody Radio.  To join our team of supporters, click here.

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Rosie's Book Club is back! Dr. Rosalie de Rosset's choice for the October book club is C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters. What section of this satirical masterpiece made a big impression on you? Rosie will be joined by Eva Rydelnik for her perspective on this devilishly clever book. Don't miss the conversation on Chris Fabry Live.

Featured resources:
Current selection: The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Next selection (December 8): A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

October thank you gift:
Consider Jesus: Meditations on the Person and Work of Christ by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth

Chris Fabry Live is listener-supported. To support the program, click here.

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