- May 22, 2023
What is Community Supported Ministry?
As Rose shared recently, we are entering into our Spring Fundraising campaign. As we prepared our board and staff to meet this moment that we are in, we dug into the archives and found a gem that captures the heart of our Living in Gift philosophy. After sharing it with...
Read More - April 29, 2023
Something is Different – a video message from Rose Feerick, Co-Director
2023 is an important year for me. I am celebrating 20 years as an employee in this work. To contextualize this moment: for most of these 20 years, we have been a small organization. I have often thought of us as being like the small country church I am a...
Read More - March 25, 2023
Money as Interdependence (part 3 of 3)
This month is the beginning of my Jubilee year! It has been less than two years since I graduated from law school and I am debt-free. I had so much support to get to this point; it is humbling. As I continue to reflect on the journey of becoming debt-free,...
Read More - March 11, 2023
Money as (dys)regulation: part 2 of 3
(This article is the second in a series. To read Part 1, Money as Play, click here.) For the last month, I have experienced a lot of agitation and overwhelm in my being. At first I thought it was due to interpersonal issues in my life. Leaning into the first...
Read More - February 25, 2023
Money as play: part 1 of 3
It’s August 2022, and I just transferred $11,600 from my savings account to my checking account. $10,200 of that was gifted to me in the last month. In a few days, my lenders will be cashing those checks and my student debt will go from $18K-ish to $6.6K. I’m sighing...
Read More - January 13, 2023
Tantric Money (and the mug of great price)
On the evening of December 16th, I attended a holiday market in Santa Fe, and dropped $100 on a small mug. That could have been the end of that: a single purchase in the ocean of life. Instead, I opted to imbue that experience–of buying a $100 mug–with meaning. So...
Read More - August 17, 2022
A “Gold Coin” for Our Mid-Year Campaign Update
Reflecting on Matthew 17:24-27, The Message: When they arrived at Capernaum, the tax men came to Peter and asked, “Does your teacher pay taxes?” Peter said, “Of course.” But as soon as they were in the house, Jesus confronted him. “Simon, what do you think? When a king levies taxes,...
Read More - June 7, 2022
Thank you, Steven!
At the end of this month, my Co-Director Steven Bonsey will be retiring. Steven and I have worked in partnership at Wisdom & Money since we opened on January 1, 2017. Before we bless him on his way, I want to bring visibility to and appreciate what Steven has helped...
Read More - April 7, 2022
Jesus Christ, Financial Advisor?
Has a saying of Jesus ever brought you up short? After a lifetime of churchgoing and scripture reading, I am not usually surprised to hear something from the Bible, especially not in one of the appointed Sunday gospel readings. But here was Jesus, giving some clear guidance on what we...
Read More - March 16, 2022
Inner Money Monsters in Mexico: Part 1
As the newest member of our Wisdom and Money staff team, I [Jon] offer some of my “newbie” experiences with the hope that they resonate with both new and old members of the W&M community. My reflection details Part 1 of a recent cross-cultural money experience that invited me to...
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