Chuck Bentley
Chuck Bentley
By Chuck Bentley The word awesome means overwhelming reverence, admiration, or fear. Jacob was the first to use this word in the Bible in Genesis 28:16-17: Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, ‘Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.’ And he was afraid and said, ‘How awesome […]
By Chuck Bentley I recently participated in a conference that featured Rabbi Jonathan Cahn, author of both The Harbinger and The Shemitah. Rabbi Cahn is convinced that the year of Jubilee beginning in September of 2015 will bring a significant shaking of the financial markets. I enjoyed listening to his logic based upon an understanding […]
By Chuck Bentley A recent call from listeners to our radio program gave me great joy. The couple shared with me their plan to re-purpose their lives and asked for some financial advice. Both are now 68 years old; the husband retired from the postal service and has a modest pension. They currently live in […]
By Chuck Bentley According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal called How Rich and Poor Spend (and Earn) Their Money, the middle class wage earners spend a much higher percentage of their income on transportation than any other wage earners, rich or poor. Analyzing data from the Consumer Expenditures Survey gathered by […]
By Chuck Bentley Many people make daily decisions for earning, spending, saving, investing, borrowing, and even giving money without ever considering their motives for these actions. Proverbs 16:2 says, “All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit.” Solomon is teaching us that we think our […]
By Chuck Bentley There was some irony in a certain news story out of CBS New York. After decades of studying and working with tens of thousands of patients, researchers at the Mayo Clinic, one of the most prestigious health organizations in the world, say they’ve cracked the code to being happy. According to psychiatrist John Tamerin, […]
By Chuck Bentley Nobody likes to suffer. I sure don’t. But I have learned that it helps to endure the pain if I put it all in context. For instance, if I hit my thumb with a hammer, it hurts, and it makes me want to scream and shout and dance around on one foot […]
By Chuck Bentley Most of us are looking forward to something that we think will improve our contentment. Have you given thought to what would immediately increase your personal contentment? A better car? A better job? Maybe just a raise? A long vacation? How about becoming debt free? I understand that our financial condition can […]
By Chuck Bentley According to a story released by the Associated Press, A western Illinois couple recently celebrated the birth of their 100th grandchild. You heard that correctly—number 100. Leo and Ruth Zanger of Quincy have 53 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. The birth of great-grandson Jaxton Leo on April 8 made the number […]
By Chuck Bentley A Hermès Birkin bag with diamonds set a record for the most expensive handbag ever sold at auction ($221,846). According to the Wall Street Journal, the fuchsia bag sold at Christie’s afternoon handbag auction in Hong Kong recently and was purchased by an unknown bidder on the phone. Astonishingly, the record-setting handbag—which could be eclipsed by […]
