Searcy, Nelson, and Jennifer Dykes Henson. 2010. The Generosity Ladder: Your Next Step to Financial Peace. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books. Many Americans live with financial stress but long for financial peace. In The Generosity Ladder, Nelson Searcy offers practical, biblical advice for how to fulfill that longing. Searcy mentions sound financial practices such as getting out of debt, creating a budget, and living within one’s means (38, 76, 103–105). But he focuses on how to “live an openhanded life,” which is the essence of Jesus’ teachings about money and possessions (33). The openhanded life requires a paradigm shift: “your … Continue reading Stewardship Leads to Financial Peace, But Generosity Is Only One Component of It: A Review of ‘The Generosity Ladder’ by Nelson Searcy