Jason McKnight http://www.gracekinston.org/jason Stepping into the 21st century... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:44:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Practical Budgeting Tips The following tips come from several friends in the body at Grace, stuff they have followed to help them out.  I have simply edited them and present them here as a help to you.Grocery: -          Plan your mealso   You will buy what you need instead of picking up random items that ... http://www.gracekinston.org/jason/?p=18 The Journey, Part 5 And the final installment of this financial journey:Our Standard of Living plan (August 2010)If you have been reading Grace Matters over the last 4 months, you will know that we are on a journey into God’s plans for our finances. Jesus says, “those to whom much is given, much will ... http://www.gracekinston.org/jason/?p=17 The Journey, Part 4 And, the 4th article of 5:The Treasure Principle (July 2010)We are on the journey – the 4th part of the journey into God’s finances in our lives. We began this journey three months ago in April’s issue of Grace Matters. I encouraged us to think of our whole financial lives ... http://www.gracekinston.org/jason/?p=16 The Journey, Part 3 Here is part 3 of 5A penny saved is a penny earned (June 2010)This is the most fun item in our series on Godly financial stewardship and management of his resources: savings. If you have children in high school, college, or their twenties, please have them read this. Two months ... http://www.gracekinston.org/jason/?p=15 The Journey, Part 2 Here is the second of five parts on our financial journey.Buy Now, Pay Later? (May 2010)In last month’s newsletter, I began a series on how we steward the resources God has given us. If you didn’t get a chance to read it, do so (you can access it on line) ... http://www.gracekinston.org/jason/?p=14 Invitation to a Journey This is the first of five posts (taken from our church newsletter) about how God would have us thrive in the area of finances.  They are self-contained, but definitely build on each other.  I hope you find these as helpful to read as I found to write!Invitation to a Journey ... http://www.gracekinston.org/jason/?p=13 World Malaria Day Friends, The following is an email that Sue sent to some folks.  Read it and the link.  Then, will you join our family in providing a mosquito net for a family? What if Grace Fellowship were ever more part of God's rescue plan around the world!!  Jason Hi friends... You all know I've recently ... http://www.gracekinston.org/jason/?p=12 Here’s my question… What do you really, really want to know? Everyone has questions. Think about it.  Some are bold to ask, others are shy. Some pretend like they’ve got all the answers, others are all too happy questioning everything (thank-you, pre-schoolers!). Some have questions about God, others have them about our own lives. Some ... http://www.gracekinston.org/jason/?p=11 Lenten Reflection Our church services do not matter to God. Our multi-church community services don’t matter, nor do our mission projects and women’s circles, our help for the homeless, feeding the hungry, youth groups and community action groups. They simply don’t matter to God.  In Psalm 51:16, David says to God, “I know ... http://www.gracekinston.org/jason/?p=10 And the soul felt its worth As we round the corner after Thanksgiving (still full from the feasting and thankful for our blessings), we come into the final lap of 2008. Right before the finish line is the biggest holiday on our calendars: Christmas. What a transformation Christmas brings: we gather with family, we redecorate our ... http://www.gracekinston.org/jason/?p=9