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Giving

Christian Giving: Seeking A Healthy View of Giving and Tithing

February 10, 2010

When it comes to Christian giving, no one passage has caused as much debate as the following Bible verse:
Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Corinthians 9:7 NIV)
This passage seems to carry many of the same concepts [...]

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Money Does Buy Happiness (Fulfillment)

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One of the premises of the book, Your Money or Your Life, is that there is a positive relationship between spending and fulfillment.  In other words, the more money you spend the more fulfillment you experience.  However, this relationship has a limit.  Thus, while money cannot buy happiness, money can buy fulfillment -but only to [...]

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What I Learned From Trying To Give Away Free Tickets To AstroWorld: A Giving Effort that Backfired

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Since I am in the process of participating in the 10 Day Give event I thought I would share my favorite giving experience.  It is not my favorite experience because the act of charity was received with such joy and appreciation.  It is my favorite because of how difficult I found it to give.
Who Wants [...]

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When is it Christ-like to say no to a benevolence request?

October 3, 2009

Many of the concepts introduced here come from a third world context, but are beneficial in North America as they give us the opportunity to reevaluate the fundamentals of our benevolence ministries.  For background information, many people in Alotau find it very hard to say no to requests.  Yet, we needed to establish a foundation [...]

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101 Ways To Give: Time, Money, Energy, and Talents

October 1, 2009

Ever wanted to give to someone, but excused yourself from proceeding just because you didn’t know what to do?  Perhaps you have wanted to do something nice to someone but know you really can’t afford to give much.  The reality is that God is pleased when we are givers.  What we give can be time, [...]

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A Discussion on Justice and Generosity: Did “The Little Red Hen” Do the Right Thing?

September 30, 2009

The Little Red Hen is a story I occasionally read to my daughter.  The story is one of justice, independence, with a ‘what goes around comes around’ moral.  It is a classical story with four characters – a goose that is a gossip, a cat that is vain, a dog that snoozes life away, and [...]

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Proportionate Giving

August 2, 2009

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Discussions regarding tithing and giving can quickly create a lot of discussion in a room full of Christians.  Many Christians have differing ideas and concepts regarding giving and tithing.  As for me, I’m still learning, seeking, studying, and trying to determine if I can ever completely know God’s will for my personal [...]

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Tithing (Giving) While in Debt

July 19, 2009

The following is a question a reader emailed to me:
How do you balance good stewardship and putting God first – or is there a difference?
Let’s say you have gotten into a lot of debt, learned a lot of hard lessons and are doing everything possible to improve your financial situation. You have worked diligently to [...]

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Is 10% the Same for Everyone?

July 12, 2009

True or False
10% – it doesn’t matter if you are rich or if you are poor because 10% is 10% and affects everyone equally.
Photo by Mr. Kris.
I question if giving 10% of everyone’s income impacts everyone equally.
Let’s take shopping as an example:
Assume that last week you bought a bag of rice.  That bag of rice [...]

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Money: A Spiritual Check Up

July 5, 2009

When we make decisions our choices have the potential to affect one of the following three parties in either a positive or negative way:

God
Others
Self

Jesus himself identifies that the righteous decisions are those that first honor God and second benefit others.
““Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your [...]

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