Category: generosity

Lenten Reflections 2024: Living a Generous Life

You know what makes me very, very sad?

When those who follow Jesus are parsimonious they proclaim by action that the God we serve is Himself limited and stingy.

And that is a lie.

So today’s fast is stinginess.

Don’t get me wrong-don’t start a string of comments that pit one economic system against another, please. BUT-God’s economy is NOT a zero-sum “game” where if one person receives plenty another goes wanting.

Read the rest here: Lenten Reflections: Letting Go of Stinginess, Living a Generous Life

Leaning Into the True Source of Provision

The world can make a heart panic, scrambling to pile up extra lest “the worst” befalls us and suddenly there’s not enough.

That’s what happened a couple years ago when, for some unknown reason, toilet paper became the currency of security.

But no matter how deep or full the pantry, stuff can’t keep us truly safe.

Ask me how I know.

Read the rest here: Thanks And Giving

Lent 2023: Letting Go of Stinginess, Living a Generous Life

You know what makes me very, very sad?

When those who follow Jesus are parsimonious they proclaim by action that the God we serve is Himself limited and stingy.

And that is a lie.

So today’s fast is stinginess.

Don’t get me wrong-don’t start a string of comments that pit one economic system against another, please. BUT-God’s economy is NOT a zero-sum “game” where if one person receives plenty another goes wanting.

Read the rest here: Lenten Reflections: Letting Go of Stinginess, Living a Generous Life