GIVING IS A GIFT
To mention King David is to invite many thoughts: man after God’s heart, psalmist, shepherd, warrior, man who made some pretty big mistakes. Without comment on any of…
GIVING TO GET OR GETTING TO GIVE?
A twenty-something young adult shared with me recently as part of a normal conversation, that they had never written a check. Being a Gen X er myself, I…
PLANNED GIVING: DO I REALLY NEED A WILL?
We all have heard we should have a will. But we may not know specifically why we should have a will. We know it is important and yet…
A PRACTICAL LESSON OF GRACE
Come with me as I travel back in time. Not very far, just to 2019, pre-COVID 19 pandemic. Our lives as believers were fairly consistent and unvarying: working…
WHY I FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
Last year I wrote an editorial in which I set forth my conviction that returning a faithful tithe was all about grace—learning to trust God to provide for…
MANAGING EXPECTATIONS
I had an acquaintance years ago who, upon being granted a driver’s license, received from his parents the gift of a car. A new Car. A new Chevy…