God is Good

“I’m afraid it’s going to be expensive,” said my car mechanic. I started to smile, realising I was in the middle of a mini-miracle.  ”How much?” I asked, knowing exactly what he’d say.  And he said it.  To the pound.  He said it exactly. Read Emma’s post for more… :)

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Giving in Exodus

This week has been a frightening week for the nation financially – unless you’re Wayne Rooney.  Or his agent.  But for the rest of us it seems like tightening the belt is the order of the day.  So you might have thought that this Sunday was a bad week to have chosen for our church [...]

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Three Thoughts on Money from Doug Wilson

Just three little tidbits that struck me from this sermon. 1) Romans is a fundraising letter! If our fundraising letters don’t look like Romans (and they don’t) it’s a sign that we don’t think about money or the gospel the way Paul does. . 2) Galatians 6:6-9 is about giving Check the context – v5 [...]

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Generous, Joyful and Joint

Some friends preparing for marriage asked for advice on money and giving as a couple.  Looking at the Scriptures together – e.g. Exodus 35-36; 2 Cor 8-9; Ephesians 5 – we came up with three principles.  A couple’s giving should be generous, joyful and joint. All giving should be generous and joyful (God loves a [...]

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If we have food and clothing we will be content with that…

A 2007 print media campaign for Cordaid: ‘People in Need’.    Go here for full images.  H/T Mark Meynell .

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How Jesus views the collection plate

41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny. 43 Calling his disciples [...]

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