Hidden deep within each of us is an emotional vault where we store our most valuable and precious treasures. We securely lock them away, carefully protecting them from exposure and worse yet, from loss. This vault is hidden so deeply within us that very few of us will even acknowledge to ourselves or to God [...]
If you are like me, whenever you hear the word “needy” you always think of people who are materially poor and lacking in even the most basic necessities of life – often desperately lacking. And this perception would certainly be true. These people are indeed needy and require help to even survive. However, there is a [...]
Do you have a verse or two in the Bible that you rather wish was not in there? I think all of us do. Like, maybe, “love your enemies” (Matthew 5:44) or forgiving people “seventy times seven” (Matthew 18:22) or “regard one another as more important than yourselves” (Philippians 2:3)? These verses are like spiritual [...]
We most often hear this phrase, “for richer or for poorer” in wedding vows, but I believe this phrase may also be used to describe a core issue for us in regards to our giving. Let me explain. I have observed over the years that one of the most compelling disincentives to people’s giving is [...]
