Tag: generosity
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Glorifying God with Your Stimulus Check
Generosity is a fruit of regenerated hearts. It is the evidence of a person conforming into the image of our Savior, who gave his very life for us.
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Why Christians Should Talk More Openly About Our Finances
Our hearts may be an open book, but our credit-card histories are not.
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Rethinking “Eat Your Dinner, People Are Starving!”
“There are starving people who would be happy to eat your dinner!” Statements like this echo on the lips of mothers everywhere, desperate to teach their kids a little perspective and generosity. I know it’s true in our home. Despite the fact that such sentiments never made me happy to eat lasagna, I still employ the…
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Believing Jesus: Is it really more blessed to give than to receive?
…”remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” Acts 20:35 Do we remember these words? Or, more importantly, do we really believe them? So often, the snares, struggles, and sins we face in our Christian walk are related to unbelief. We have this…
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When Disaster Strikes: Responding to Hurricane Matthew
Yesterday, Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti. Once again, Haiti is faced with devastation and an infrastructure inadequate to deal with it. After the catastrophic earthquake in 2010, Haiti was the beneficiary of billions of dollars in relief funds. Yet somehow, it is still among the most impoverished places of the world. The money so generously given was…
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Living Generously in Financial Adversity
Generosity is not just a luxury of the rich, but a privilege of the poor. It doesn’t stem from leftover, but often paradoxically flows from lack.