everything in creation, and as a consequence views human beings as responsible to God for the wise use of all that is entrusted to them to administer in a manner in keeping with God’s intended purposes. Often stewardship is viewed in the narrow sense of a person’s *responsibility for one’s material resources, especially money and possessions. In this sense, the principle of being responsible to God extends to the various aspects of one’s financial dealings: earning, spending, buying, saving, investing