Jeffrey Lucas Jr.
Author
Who I am
Jeffrey Lucas Jr.
I’ve been a Christian money guy for over a decade helping hundreds of clients achieve their financial goals.
My personal financial goals were on track and I was quite proud of that fact, until God invited me into something different, something more dangerous, something unpredictable.
God began to not only deconstruct the kingdom I had built for myself; asking me to lay down my income, then my assets and ultimately my security, but he deconstructed my ‘Money Theology’.
Work
What I’ve WRitten
October 2022
A genesis story from the Battle of Sepphoris 4 B.C.
Untangled:
Helping Leaders Separate Their Financial Health From Their Nonprofits
Mission Minded Money for Kids Curriculum
Teach kids about money without teaching them to love it.
Debut Novel
Spring of 2023
Blog
What I’m Thinking about
What’s faithfulness look like? Is it gaining power or prestige? Is it “winning” and getting our policies passed? Or does Jesus invite us to something else? Something less predictable. Something more risky.
The Five Principles of Mission Minded Money
Baby steps are for babies. Of course it's easier to reduce Christian Money to ‘7 steps to make God happy with your money’. My experience with having a relationship with a living God, however, is that it’s a little more complicated than rote rules like ‘taste not,...
Your Valentine- A Short Story
Valentinus checks over his shoulder before rapping his knuckles on the coarse wood door. Itjerks open a few inches. A set of eyes peer at the priest. “Can I help you?” a shaky voice inquires. Valentinus scans each direction of the cobblestone street. “Fine day isn’t...
All I Want for Christmas: Contentment
This morning I cradled a cup of delightfully-roasted Kenyan AA coffee. The Christmas tree lights were on. All five of my children were asleep. I was spending time in silence, meditating, praying, and thinking about the day.
It was a moment of bliss.
I have a healthy family, a peaceful moment, a warm home, and a fantastic cup of coffee. Who could want anything more than this?
The answer: me.
When to Do it Yourself
I’ve increased the DIY projects I’m willing to dive into recently.
I’ve completed more of my own vehicle maintenance, more home, and rental repairs, and attempted other things that I previously would have hired out. I’m not naturally a mechanically inclined person. Armed with Youtube and a confident spirit I’ve jumped into project after project with (mostly) positive results and a bit of saved money.
Deciding when to DIY is not simply a question of saved money. There are two popular schools of thought when it comes to DIY. They are both incomplete.
Press Kit
I’d love to be a guest on your podcast, or speak at your church or event. Check out my press kit here.
Nominate a Podcast Guest
Know someone who lives with faith in their finances? I’m interviewing people who have taken giants leaps of faith to follow the call God has on their life. If you know someone who’s left a lucrative career to enter ministry, runs a mission-oriented business, or has experienced a financial miracle, nominate them as a guest on the podcast.