God and Your Stuff: The Vital Link Between Your Possessions and Your Soul [Paperback]

Wesley K Willmer (Author), Martyn Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 30, 2002

Explore the biblical foundation for the crucial connection between our eternal souls and our earthly possessions. Learn how our use of possessions is a good barometer of our character, and how our giving practices develop our faith and shape us into the stewards God intended us to be.

• Includes discussion questions

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From the Back Cover

How we handle our earthly possessions directly impacts our eternal soul. Countless Christians are not aware of the connection between their faith and their finances. Many believers feel their income is too limited to give. Others want to share in the work of God's Kingdom, but don't know where to start. In God and Your Stuff, Wesley Willmer challenges the thinking that what we do with our stuff has no effect on the Christian life. An established authority on stewardship as a spiritual discipline, Willmer lays a biblical foundation for the crucial connection between our eternal souls and our earthly possessions. Learn how our use of possessions is a good barometer of our character, and how our giving practices develop our faith and shape us into the stewards God intended us to be. If you are ready to add a new dimension to your Christian walk, let God and Your Stuff show you how to build a vital link between your possessions and your soul.

About the Author

Wes Willmer Ph.D. has initiated over one million dollars in research grants to study nonprofit organizations and is responsible for 23 books including Revolution in Generosity: Transforming Stewards to be Rich Toward God; God and Your Stuff: The Vital Link Between Possessions and Your Soul; and The Prospering Parachurch: Enlarging the Boundaries of God's Kingdom. Board involvement includes: chair of the board of the Christian Stewardship Association (CSA) founding member of the CASE commission on Philanthropy the executive committee of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) founding board member of the Christian Leadership Alliance (CLA) and consultant to numerous other boards.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: NavPress (January 30, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576832341
• ISBN-13: 978-1576832349
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars God and 'My ' Stuff, February 12, 2002

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Eleanor Den Hartigh (Chino, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: God and Your Stuff: The Vital Link Between Your Possessions and Your Soul (Paperback)

I've always known that as a Christian I need to give back to God in gratitude, but I hang on to 'my' stuff pretty tightly. This book emphasizes that giving is about worship of God and moves me from being earthbound in my thinking and lifestyle to focusing on life as a Heavenward journey and laying up treasures there. This is an excellent review of Christian stewardship for anyone who claims Christ as Lord of their life.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book willhelp you deal with "special appeals", August 26, 2004

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L. BAILEY "BusinessHistory" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: God and Your Stuff: The Vital Link Between Your Possessions and Your Soul (Paperback)

Dr. Willmer's book on stewardship gives a fresh look at core stewardship issues. What you do with "your stuff" does matter to God. This book gives practical help as well to set up your own consistent periodic giving program. The author challenges the "I give when I have extra after expenses" mentality. It helped us ward off the special appeals from the dozens of needy and often worthy causes from mail and telemarketers. It helped my wife and I further priortize our own values and what sort of Christian and related causes and programs we wanted to support.