Chuck Bentley
Chuck Bentley
By Chuck Bentley The Huffington Post recently reported that 8 out of 10 Americans eat fast food at least once a month. That comes as no surprise, but their preferred choice did surprise me. A recent study by Morgan Stanley asked the top 3 factors that people look for when choosing a restaurant. The results were: […]
By Chuck Bentley Yahoo Parents featured the story of an immigrant couple that moved to the US from the Philippines and turned their passion for home movies into a lucrative career—earning more than $1 million from their YouTube channel. But that is not the biggest surprise. Their home movies are best known for videos of […]
By Chuck Bentley I read with fascination about the news report of an Indian bride who walked out of her wedding ceremony after the groom failed to solve a simple math problem. The bride tested the groom on his math skills and when he got the sum wrong, she walked out. The question she asked: […]
By Chuck Bentley There’s good news for the college class of 2015, according to a recent article in Yahoo Finance: The odds that you will land a job after graduation are looking pretty solid. Unemployment is down and graduates are getting hired. In less than a decade from now, millennials will make up nearly three-quarters of the […]
By Chuck Bentley Having just returned from a conference in Zimbabwe, I had the opportunity to get to know many who are living in poverty and great lack. In addition to very few jobs, very low income, limited access to comforts and what we consider the basic necessities, even enduring unspeakable hardships under the cruel […]
By Chuck Bentley A recent poll by the Ventura, California-based Barna Group found 4 in 10 Americans—and 77 percent of evangelical Christians—believe the “world is now living in the biblical end times.” With the rise of ISIS, America’s tepid support of Israel, the moral decay of our nation and most of Western society, and threats […]
By Chuck Bentley Jealousy is a terrible thing. In fact, it reaps devastation on others and ourselves. I recently returned from Africa where jealousy is a major problem. If someone seems to have more than someone else, the response can range from rejection to vicious attacks and demonic curses. This attitude does not allow anyone […]
By Chuck Bentley Two weeks ago I was in Zimbabwe speaking at a conference. I can’t help but come away from those trips with a much better perspective on many topics, including how I share biblical financial principles, our nation’s spiritual, moral, and political direction, as well as my own heart for “the least of […]
I will never forget Russ and Kandy Hildebrandt’s story. I first saw it on national news and was later able to speak to them in person. Russ had accumulated a total of $126,000 in consumer debt, which came as a shock to Kandy. This was two times the annual income Russ earned as a chemist. […]
If you are like me, it’s often hard to determine whether to hire a CPA to do my taxes for me or to do them myself using an online service. A great article I found on Investopedia.com provides guidelines to help with that choice. There’s no single answer for every taxpayer. Choose the tax preparation […]
