Many Christians don’t understand the true nature of stewardship. Instead, they equate stewardship with tithing – giving a portion of what they have to God and keeping the rest to do with as they please.

But biblical stewardship starts from a completely different place and, when properly understood, can provide a security like none other – the kind of security every human heart longs for.

In Secure, Rick Dunham, President+CEO of Dunham+Company, recounts his own journey through financial hardship, even coming to the point of near bankruptcy. He believes that tough economic times should be a wake-up call to the Church like they were to him, challenging Christians’ consumer-driven outlook.

“Money promises a security it can never deliver,” he writes. “Our hearts have been seduced and ensnared by the promise of freedom, peace and security when in fact, money only turns our hearts away from fully following after God and His purposes.”