We Need to Have a Spirit of Generosity Examine our motives when we give Paul writes a succinct reminder to Jesus’s followers in Corinth. By extension it also applies to us. He says “Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever...
The Bible Says to Put Others First Do not seek your own good, but what’s best for others We live in a narcissistic, self-centered world. We put ourselves first and care only about what’s in our best interest. Too many people live their life with...
3 Ways to Worship God Worship means different things to different people, but what’s important is that we do it Some churches call their Sunday meeting a worship service. This has always troubled me. Yes, I knew that singing to God was a form of...
3 Lessons from the Early Church Dr. Luke describes 3 characteristics of the Acts 4 church The book of Acts unfolds as an historical narrative of the early church, the activities of the first followers of Jesus and those who join them. For the...
God Deserves Our First, Our Best, and Our Most How much time we spend on our activities reveals our priorities King David longs to build a temple for God, but God says this is not to be. Another, a descendant of David, will attend to its...
The Art of Giving to God By giving to God we demonstrate our love to him Jesus says to give “to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s,” Luke 20:25, NIV. While the context of this relates to paying taxes, the ramifications go beyond...
The Bible says to give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s. While there is no biblical command to give 10 percent of our income to the local church, that doesn’t mean we should ignore giving. Jesus’s detractors try to trick him...
What are the ramifications when we are kind to the poor? The book of Proverbs, most of which is written by King Solomon, reels off a list of pithy one-liners. Such is the passage for today’s reading. One that captured my attention is “Whoever is...
We have an effect on everyone we meet. We can touch them in a positive way and leave them better off for whatever time we spend with them, or our interactions can have a negative impact and produce the opposite results. This might be at the...
There is a curious phrase in the Bible: “grace of giving.” It occurs only in Paul’s second letter to his friends at the church in Corinth. Without it appearing elsewhere in the Bible, there are no other verses we can use to grasp a better...
