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My guest this week is Greg Phelan. Greg is an Assistant Professor at Williams College and earned his doctorate in Economics from Yale. His research and expertise are way above my head but fortunately, we manage to keep the conversation focused on how God is calling us to be obedient with our resources – particularly our careers and our money. I initially connected with Greg through an article he wrote for the Gospel Coalition entitled “I left the Global Poor to Serve the Global Poor,” which I highly commend (link below). Greg is an elder at Community Bible Church and lives in MA with his wife and 2 (soon to be 3) kids. 

Show notes:

1:55 – Greg’s background
4:50 – The beginning of Greg’s career
15:10 – How Greg decided to join academia
21:35 – Greg’s advice for choosing a career
31:00 – Small financial habits like expense tracking
35:40 – Accountability in savings: “We should assume we struggle with greed and fear.”
41:05 – Thoughts on retirement savings
43:45 – How has God positioned us to give?
54:00 – Using our money to love

Links:
Greg's article, "I 'Left' the Global Poor to Serve the Global Poor"
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/left-poor-to-serve-poor/