Just as the prodigal son wandered from home and squandered his inheritance, so have many of us wandered from the financial home God prepared for us. In this inspiring and instructive book, financial writer/speaker Matt Bell helps you redirect your use of money to meet your deepest longings—to turn toward the life God intends for you.

ENDORSEMENTS

Matt Bell is, I believe, one of today’s outstanding communicators. He has written a book that is, first of all, personal in nature as opposed to theoretical. As a consequence, this book is very relevant and practical to anyone who reads it and is a tremendous integration of faith and finances. This book will undoubtedly have a very long life; I recommend it enthusiastically. - RON BLUE, PRESIDENT, KINGDOM ADVISORS

Not your ordinary personal finance book. Matt Bell goes beyond the numbers to engage the heart, guiding readers toward the most effective, joyful use of money. - BILL HYBELS, SENIOR PASTOR, WILLOW CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH

Matt provides a vision for using money in a way that brings freedom and joy, along with the practical steps for getting there. - NANCY ORTBERG, FOUNDING PARTNER, TEAMWORX2

Matt writes from the heart with passion, conviction, and credibility. His message is not about the obligation of biblical money management but about the adventure and joy. - DICK TOWNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GOOD SENSE STEWARDSHIP MOVEMENT

If you’re looking for a no-frills A–Z book with just the basics to help you balance your checkbook, don’t buy this book. However, if you’d like a fellow traveler to help you along the path to financial understanding, peace of mind, and service to God with your finances, then this is the book for you. Matt Bell is a prodigal who understands the grace of God, the principles of God, and how to communicate them in a practical, fun, and relational way. Matt helps you find God’s plan for your life and your money, and this book should be your first investment! - STEVE MOORE, CROWN FINANCIAL MINISTRIES.

You hold in your hands a book of joy! Like two old friends, money and joy meet up again when you let Matt Bell free you to use money as an expression of the generous heart God has already given you. - DR. BRUCE MCNICOL, PRESIDENT, LEADERSHIP CATALYST; AUTHOR OF TRUEFACED, & BO'S CAFE.

This book provides a pathway toward financial freedom and joy. Matt Bell grounds his work in Scriptural truth and weaves his own journey with money throughout each chapter. I can't imagine a more relevant issue in our time than the challenge to manage our resources so that God is honored, we are at peace, and we experience the fulfillment of contributing to the needs of our broken world. - NANCY BEACH, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMMING & PRODUCTION, WILLOW CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH

There are books, magazines, movies, and even songs about money, yet money remains something of a mystery to many people. Matt demystifies the subject by showing how to connect our use of money with all that makes life meaningful. - JACKSON CRUM, SENIOR PASTOR, PARK COMMUNITY CHURCH, Chicago