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Asian Americans and the Trap of Frugality

A Christian mentor of mine once gently told me, “you know, I don’t think frugality is going to be a very high value in the kingdom of God.” I was shocked. As the son of two Christian, immigrant parents, being thrifty and saving money had always been the highest virtue. Price and value were always at the top of our considerations. From groceries, to clothes, to vacations… you name it, I was used to saving wherever we could. On top of all that, Jesus taught that the love of money is the root of all evil. So as Christians, I…

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Does God Want Us To Have Money?

Jesus talks about money and wealth perhaps more than any other topic in the New Testament. Check out some of his most scathing statements when it comes to worshipping wealth over God. Matthew 6:24, Luke 16:13: “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Matthew 19:24: “And again I say to you: It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter…

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