Article February 5, 2001 Issue

Owing and being owed

Outstanding debts are not beyond the help of God.

By Cheryl F. M. Petersen

THE STRESS OF debt can be eliminated. And debts can be paid.

A debt is actually a kind of promise. And a better understanding of God's promises makes it possible to consider debt repayment as a way of sharing what God has promised us all. This puts the person owed and the person owing in a brighter light and makes it easier for them to reach reasonable agreements.

My husband and I had to pray about debt when we decided to sell our house and the orchard it was on.

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