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David Green, the founder of Hobby Lobby, and his ministry partner, Bill High, share their secrets to leaving a lasting family legacy. Learn about transferring family values to your children and grandchildren. Hear David’s inspiring stories of stewarding his business and family with a long-term mindset.

Investing in your grandchild builds a generational legacy of faith. We are here to help you multiply your returns with biblically-based, practical resources.

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Imagine a local food pantry to feed the hungry and less fortunate. They collect donations from far and wide. There are shelves full of food reaching to the ceiling. Great! But if they never distribute any of that food, what a crime. Some believers have a heart full of compassion and a head full of knowledge about the Christian life, but it never gets distributed. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us all reach out and share.

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Are you looking for tools that clarify, simplify, and anchor faithful stewardship in biblical wisdom? That question has shaped our vision for the newly updated FaithFi app—a discipleship tool designed to help you build financial rhythms that bring peace, clarity, and Christ-centered focus to your money decisions.

To help unpack what’s new, we sat down with Chad Clark, Chief Technology Officer at Kingdom Advisors and FaithFi. Chad has led the development of the FaithFi app since day one, shaping it into a tool that serves real families seeking to honor God with His resources.

When the app first launched, the goal was straightforward: build a biblical stewardship tool that was both practical and accessible. Early versions focused primarily on budgeting and cash-flow management. Over time, the app expanded to include a robust content library of articles, podcasts, and videos, along with a community discussion board—features that helped users learn and encourage one another.

This latest update is the biggest we’ve ever released, and Chad explains what guided the development:

“One of the most important questions we can ask when building technology is: How do we make it simpler for the user? Money can be complex. Budgeting software shouldn’t make it harder.”

To solve that problem, the update introduces:

• Secure bank connections for importing balances and transactions
• New simplified budgeting tools that make setup easy
• Improved automated categorization to reduce manual work

These upgrades are designed to help users spend less time tinkering with tools and more time reflecting on the why behind their financial decisions.

One of the standout features in the new update is something we’re calling Rhythms—structured daily, weekly, and monthly check-ins that help users slow down, reflect, and respond thoughtfully rather than react impulsively.

Daily rhythms pair brief transaction reviews with short devotionals and reflection questions. Weekly and monthly rhythms zoom out, helping users observe habits, cash-flow patterns, and financial goals—all with suggested adjustments and heart-level reflection prompts.

Chad notes that these rhythms are especially powerful for couples who want to cultivate greater unity and shared stewardship. With a simple weekly or monthly check-in, couples can talk, plan, pray, and adjust together.

The update also brings FaithFi content directly into the app in a more seamless and beautiful way. Faithful Steward magazine articles will now have a mobile expression, and studies and devotionals will soon follow. It’s one more way the app is becoming a true financial discipleship environment rather than just a budgeting tool.

The app now includes optional AI features—but with intentional guardrails. All AI is opt-in, self-hosted, and never sent to third-party models. The goal isn’t novelty or complexity; it’s simply to automate tedious workflows and simplify budgeting so users can focus not merely on what they’re doing with money, but why.

“The goal,” Chad says, “is to help people be attentive and obedient to what God is calling them to do with what He’s entrusted to them.”

Stewardship grows when we slow down, pay attention, and invite God into the decisions we make with His resources. The updated FaithFi app was built to help you do exactly that—establishing rhythms that encourage wisdom, gratitude, reflection, unity, and greater participation in God’s Kingdom work.

The new version is available now. Just search FaithFi in your app store, or visit FaithFi.com and click App

Tired of feeling too busy to disciple your family? Authors Adam and Chelsea Griffin of the Family Discipleship Podcast stand ready to prove it’s simpler—and richer—than you think. With laugh-out-loud anecdotes, gritty wisdom, and a refreshingly doable framework, they show how small, costly choices shape kids for Christ. It’s practical. It’s hopeful. And it might just reset your whole rhythm.

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When we say "bless you" to someone, what do we really mean? Oftentimes, we use the word "bless" very carelessly. However, we have the opportunity to bless God, bless others, and even things (like a worship service) if God approves of them and is involved in them.

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Clean water changes far more than health—it restores dignity, opens doors for education and work, and points to the Living Water Himself. On the next Faith & Finance Live, Rob West and Aaron Griggs explain how clean water is transforming communities in Africa. Then, it’s onto your calls and questions. That’s Faith & Finance Live—where biblical wisdom meets today’s financial decisions—weekdays at 4pm Eastern/3pm Central on Moody Radio.

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Roundtable: Help From Married Friends

Your married friends might mean well, but when it comes to offering help, they may need a little direction. Whether setting you up on a date, offering encouragement or prayer, or helping with practical needs, a little clarity goes a long way. Our panel of single young adults give their best tips for marrieds on things to say, what not to say, and how to best pour into the lives of their unmarried friends. 

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Culture: Confronting Sin

When you see a brother or sister in Christ struggling with a pattern of sin and they don’t seem bothered by it, what should you do? Pastor Mark Bates joins us to walk through how to lovingly confront someone for their own spiritual benefit. He shares why this is important, what the end goal should be, and ways to approach what can be a tricky conversation.   

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Whether you work a blue-collar or a white-collar job, there are different stressors that come with each one. What must you work through to fire on all cylinders in these areas? Also, what are the unique dating challenges for each type of career, especially if you’re a man? Bryan Gilman weighs in. 

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