“I’ve come to see the spiritual journey as the process of learning to let go and trust that everything we need to live out of our truest selves will be given along the way.”  K. Killian Noe, Living as Though We Belong to Each Other Does everyone have a need to give? Gordon Cosby, the founder of The Church of the Saviour, told about a deeply moving experience he had related to that   [Read More …]

“Whenever you did it for any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did it for me.”  Matthew 25:40,  The Poverty and Justice Bible There’s more to giving than writing checks and it often seems to me that those who give unstintingly of themselves give the most. Will anyone notice if you feed a homeless family, shelter an immigrant, or nurse an elderly neighbor   [Read More …]

“If you try to be kind and good, you will be blessed with life and goodness and honor.”  Proverbs 21:21 (The Poverty and Justice Bible) My father-in-law believed it was important to tithe, that is to give a tenth of his income to the church, but that wasn’t all he gave.  He could not let a collection plate go by without putting something in it.  After retirement, with a more   [Read More …]

 “Let us give according to our incomes, lest God make our incomes match our gifts.” Rev. Peter Marshall, U.S. Senate Chaplain 1/4/47 – 1/26/49 Realism, I suspect, is the secret to actually making a New Year’s Resolution you’ll keep, especially if it deals with losing weight or giving away more money. If you find yourself wanting to be more generous, the likelihood is very high you can   [Read More …]

“Let everyone give as his heart tells him, neither grudgingly nor under compulsion, for God loves the man who gives cheerfully.”                        [Read More …]

“Nobody gets into heaven without a letter of reference from the poor.”             Reverend James Forbes Over 2,000 verses in the Bible wake us up to issues of poverty and justice.  How we respond to them is our option and our responsibility. December, the don’t-miss-this sale, buy-it-now time in this country, is actually   [Read More …]

“When I was hungry, you gave me something to eat, and when I was thirsty, you gave me something to drink. When I was a stranger, you welcomed me, and when I was naked, you gave me clothes to wear.” . . . “Whenever you failed to help any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you failed to do it for me.”    Matthew 25:35-36 and 25:40. There is no way any gift could   [Read More …]