My God My Money

Hi!
Very good title. Got my attention and made me want to 'open the cover.' It's also good to divide the book into 'daily' sections, to which the readers can return when they have a chance. Something I can definitely return to. I have put your book on my watch list.

A
Claws of Darkness

Hello Judith:

Thank you so much for sharing your devotional. There are so many negative stereotypes which have been created and perpetuated by generations of Christendom and it is a refreshing a new dimension of freedom that He desires to communicate through your writing.

Blessings.

James

I am interested in your book and am putting it on my watchlist. I will be reading parts of it as soon as I can. In that it is related to the Bible, it perhaps bears some similarity to my own book, which, if you are a Christian, potential Christian, or a thoughtful and objective skeptic in this regard, you might enjoy. Its title is "Things Are Not as They Seem."

Hi Judith, I read three chapters.

Amass loads of money and then you can use it to support worthy causes. Good idea. What's wrong with that?
But as I read I wondered to whom you are addressing your book.
For instance, I wondered what my Nepali neighbour would make of it. I suspect it would be completely irrelevant to her, since she does not know what a growth fund is, or anything about lump sums, money management strategies, buying a new house, investment and retirement funds, compound interest, nest eggs or investment opportunities.
She has two children to clothe, school and feed, a sick mother, a drunken husband who works away and an annual income of about US$300. Her house is 12"x12", with a tin roof that leaks in the monsoon. She has no health insurance, or state help, no pension, no social security and no way out of her poverty. This is the case for over 90% of Nepalese people and indeed for three quarters of the world's population.

America and many other wealthy countries have given an enormous amount of financial aid to Nepal, going back to the nineteen fifties. Yet, people are much worse off today than they were thirty years ago, when I first came here. Why is this? Why hasn't money solved the problem of poverty? Why, after hundreds of billions of dollars invested into Asia and Africa, are the babies still starving?
Why have some of us got everything and still want more, when others have nothing and have to watch their children die?

Seems money just can't be the answer.

Perhaps your book speaks to the already rich. It can soothe their consciences by justification from the Bible but in my humble opinion, loving my neighbour requires more than a charitable handout; it requires that i am willing to give up some of my relatively luxurious lifestyle, down grade my material expenditure and preserve the environment through conservation. In this way I must make myself poorer materially but richer spiritually in the sense that I am giving up to allow others to have. It's not possible for the whole world to drive cars, televisions, fridges, microwaves, computers etc etc. but perhaps they might get clean water, primary health care and rudimentary education.
I'm not a Christian, so I wondered what Jesus would have thought about all that. Would he say, 'go ahead as you are, eat, drink and be merry but allocate some of your wealth to the poor (he knew them 2000 years ago and they're still with us). Or would he have said, ' hey, slow down, make it last, think of the next generations, make do with the enormous amount you have already and allow some of the others a turn? I've no idea.

Just a few thoughts. I backed your book, as it was very thought provoking, as you can see.

Very Best Wishes, Barry
Little Krisna and the Bihar Boys

This is an interesting book. A step by step analysis of Christian concepts about money. You might tone down your pitch a bit (as a rule you want readers to tell you your book is riviting; not do that for them). Aside from that, you've done a good job with this. I’m adding this to my shelf. Burgio (Grain of Salt).

I enjoyed your book. It was very thought provoking. I would appreciate your support of December Gold.

As fairly young Christian (age-wise) this has some great advice. Something I think we definitely need in America today. I like how you take the scriptures and you really get people digging it or the concept behind the scripture. You do it in a down to earth way and explain your concept in practical ways. I have backed your book because I think you have a good message and theme. Good luck and God bless!
Christian Rogue (Wings of the Heart)

I see that you are on many shelves but no one has bothered to comment you, so that honor will be mine, being Authonomy's #1 commentator and amateur pitch doctor. Spend some time on your pitches I cannot overemphasize how you need to master this basic sales technique to grab the casual reader. That's how you climb in ranking to gather more exposure and comments to better your novel. SHELVED!

I can use your comments on my book when you get the chance. Cheers!

JC
The Obergemau Key
Authonomy's #1 rated commentator