God and Money by John Cortines and Greg Baumer

3 Bullet Book: 2020, book #48: “Asking ‘how much should I give?’ Not only sells God short but also sells yourself short. Ask instead, ‘how much do I need to keep?’ It’s all God’s anyway.” — John Cortines

Finished on July 11, 2020

This has been one of the most impactful books that I’ve ever read. I’ve added it to my annual reading list so that I can continue to review and adopt new aspects of the book that I had not implemented the previous times through. Since first seeing this book, I was intrigued and excited right away. The authors are two people who have gone to Harvard Divinity School and also got their MBAs from Harvard. They are deeply entrenched in the business world but also firmly centered on their faiths. The goal was to understand more about people that I would consider in the faith and in the business world. That goal was greatly surpassed and the expectations I had for this book were far too low. This was my second time through the book and since reading it in 2020, I’ve also worked through it once more in 2021.

The 3 Bullets

1. The authors went deep into the historical side of things and dove into the depths of the Bible which I…