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Secure: Discovering True Security in Turbulent Financial Times
God wants you to know true financial freedom.
It s true! God passionately wants you to live in the genuine security of His care, fully trusting Him to provide for you. Yet, there s only one way to find true security in turbulent financial times.
In this powerful and personal work by author and business owner Rick Dunham , you ll see how real financial security isn t found in your paycheck, your possessions, or the size of your portfolio.
By taking you on his personal journey that includes near financial disaster and even a bout with cancer, Rick will share how you can experience the freedom and peace God gives only when you find your real security in Him.
It s true! God passionately wants you to live in the genuine security of His care, fully trusting Him to provide for you. Yet, there s only one way to find true security in turbulent financial times.
In this powerful and personal work by author and business owner Rick Dunham , you ll see how real financial security isn t found in your paycheck, your possessions, or the size of your portfolio.
By taking you on his personal journey that includes near financial disaster and even a bout with cancer, Rick will share how you can experience the freedom and peace God gives only when you find your real security in Him.
120 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 2011
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About the author
Rick Dunham
5 books3 followersRick Dunham is a 35-year veteran in direct response marketing, fundraising, and communications for nonprofit organizations. He is the founder and CEO of Dunham+Company, an international consulting firm that assists more than 50 ministries worldwide in their communications and fundraising needs. Rick is the author of If God Will Provide, Why Do We Have to Ask for Money? and Secure: Discovering True Financial Freedom and has also been published and quoted in The Washington Post, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, USA Today, Townhall.com, and Church Executive, and has served as a commentator on Fox Business News as well as radio stations and networks across the U.S. Rick also serves on the board of the Giving Institute, the publisher of Giving USA, the annual report on philanthropy in America.
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October 11, 2019
Excellent Read
This book has transformed my entire perspective about money and stewardship. I have come to the knowledge that I have not been the steward Jesus called me to be and from reading this book, I am challenged to become a responsible steward over what God has given me and what He has called me to.
This book has transformed my entire perspective about money and stewardship. I have come to the knowledge that I have not been the steward Jesus called me to be and from reading this book, I am challenged to become a responsible steward over what God has given me and what He has called me to.
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August 5, 2024So good. This book has a lot in common with Basil’s On Social Justice. Basil is just willing to make you feel worse about it all 😅
February 9, 2013
Four and a half stars.
Rick Dunham and his family were Christian and they were prospering and were doing very nicely. God seemed to be endowing them with every good blessing when disaster struck. And it wasn’t just a ‘normal’ disaster, it was disaster as bad as it gets. An added pain was that this wasn’t the first time financial meltdown had happened. The family had survived the first time but what was the lesson the Lord wanted them to learn?
Rick Dunham’s little book Secure is a book for a time such as this. These are times when there is insecurity all around us - even in the Christian world. When we place our trust in what we own and have, we lead a very insecure life. There is nothing wrong with being well off or even rich but when we place our trust, security and sense of well-being in those riches we are on very shaky ground and the Lord may have to teach us the hard way.
Secure is a Biblically sound and easy to read book with many gems of wisdom that will lead the readers who are willing to be disciplined and transformed by the renewing of their minds into true security and freedom.
Rick Dunham and his family were Christian and they were prospering and were doing very nicely. God seemed to be endowing them with every good blessing when disaster struck. And it wasn’t just a ‘normal’ disaster, it was disaster as bad as it gets. An added pain was that this wasn’t the first time financial meltdown had happened. The family had survived the first time but what was the lesson the Lord wanted them to learn?
Rick Dunham’s little book Secure is a book for a time such as this. These are times when there is insecurity all around us - even in the Christian world. When we place our trust in what we own and have, we lead a very insecure life. There is nothing wrong with being well off or even rich but when we place our trust, security and sense of well-being in those riches we are on very shaky ground and the Lord may have to teach us the hard way.
Secure is a Biblically sound and easy to read book with many gems of wisdom that will lead the readers who are willing to be disciplined and transformed by the renewing of their minds into true security and freedom.
July 6, 2011
An easy, concise overview of Biblical teachings about money. Author cites, among other passages of Scripture, Jesus' parable of the talents and Paul's exhortations towards charitable giving.
However, the book does not give any practical advice about how to actually be a good steward of one's finances. For example, how does one balance the need to save for retirement, children's college expenses, insurance needs, emergency funds, etc. against giving to church and charities? Author does not offer any advice on how to prioritize ministry opportunities, or how to evaluate the effectiveness or financial track record of the many non-profit organizations that purport to do ministry. Author does not address Biblical teachings on debt, nor even reference the story of Joseph, which stresses the importance of saving during times of plenty in order to prepare for times of famine.
I would recommend Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover book as a more balanced, helpful, and Scripturally accurate guide to managing finances.
However, the book does not give any practical advice about how to actually be a good steward of one's finances. For example, how does one balance the need to save for retirement, children's college expenses, insurance needs, emergency funds, etc. against giving to church and charities? Author does not offer any advice on how to prioritize ministry opportunities, or how to evaluate the effectiveness or financial track record of the many non-profit organizations that purport to do ministry. Author does not address Biblical teachings on debt, nor even reference the story of Joseph, which stresses the importance of saving during times of plenty in order to prepare for times of famine.
I would recommend Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover book as a more balanced, helpful, and Scripturally accurate guide to managing finances.
July 27, 2013
Secure is a good reminder what stewardship means. It doesn't mean that it is ours but we are entrusted with what the Lord has given us. Dunham challenges us to look at our view of our possessions and what we do with them and see if they are in line with the Biblical perspective. He does seem to repeat the same principles over and over but the intent is certainly to drive the points home.
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