The Principle of Maximums: Living With Enough to Give Away More
Ebook
Overview
Most Christians in the United States live their financial lives similar to non-Christians. When their income increases, their standard of living increases and Christians have no more money to give than they had before the increase in income.
The book explains how setting financial maximums on our lifestyle can be used as a method of generating additional free cash available to use to donate to church, missions, and/or help our families and the poor.
Living utilizing maximums is setting limits on how we will live our financial lives so we are increasingly more generous as our income increases. Other authors have mentioned this concept, setting limits, but most do not outline how such a lifestyle is possible and what maximums could mean to generosity. This book does this. It explains how maximums can be implemented and how this could affect giving over a lifetime.
While this book is relevant to all Christians, it has special significance to college students and younger Christians who are developing their theological understanding of money and deciding how they will spend God’s money during their life.
Practical. Personal. Powerful. Setting and living by maximums will transform life and help align your life with the purposes and priorities of Christ. The wisdom shared by Roger Stichter works. A life lived by the financial maximums suggested in this book produces joy, contentment and peace. Even more, the maximums put us in a position to give more, care actively and to invest our lives into the Kingdom of God. Seasoned by personal stories and insights, this book lays out the principles, the implications of living by the Concept of Maximums and makes the reader believe that she/he can do it.
Jacque Ellul, in his thought-provoking book entitled Money & Power suggests that the only way to profane the power of the God Money is through generosity. Roger Stichter has provided an insightful and practical guide for how to go about this calling for those of us who profess Jesus as Lord. I love his idea about maximums. It is simple yet profoundly helpful. I know Roger well and I respect how seriously he takes the concepts that make up this book. While helpful for any age, I am especially excited about the impact of his thoughts and concepts on a younger generation who is thinking critically about the use of their resources. A worthwhile read. Dr. Kent Denlinger, former pastor, Valley Springs Fellowship, Warsaw, Ind.
Product Details
- Title : The Principle of Maximums: Living With Enough to Give Away More
- Author: Stichter, Roger
- Publisher: BMH Books
- Publication Date: 2019
- ISBN: 9780884693550
Roger Stichter (M.B.A., D.B.A., C.P.A.) is approaching 22 years as a professor of accounting at Grace College and Seminary in Winona Lake, Ind. In 2013 he was awarded the Indiana Outstanding Educator Award by the Indiana CPA Society and awarded the Alva J. McClain Excellence in Teaching award from Grace College in 2018. Stichter also worked as a CPA in public accounting, was the corporate controller for Miller's Merry Manor, and the CFO for White's Residential & Family Services. As an educator, he said he has “the special privilege of impacting young people for Christ and potentially affecting the future generations my students will parent.” He and his wife of 35 years, Jane, have seven children together and live in Winona Lake, Indiana.