A Timely Offering

For years we lived in a small town with one bank and three churches. Early one Monday morning, the bank called all three churches with the same request, ...

The Paradox of Giving

The more you have the less you can give, and the less you have the more you can give.

Thanks Be to God

I do not thank thee, Lord, That I have bread to eat while others starve; Nor yet for work to do While empty hands solicit heaven; Nor for a body strong ...

Stewardship

I don't know what comes to your mind when you hear the word "fat", but I have a good idea. In America fat is nearly always a dirty word. ...

In His Name

When my daughter Aimee was in nursery school, she'd come home each day with drawings, collages, and other projects. Next to her own name she'd ...

In the Bleak Mid-Winter

What can I give Him,

Poor as I am?

If I were a shepherd,

I would bring a lamb,

If I were a Wise Man,

I would do my part,--

Yet what can I give Him?

Give my heart.

The Gifts of a Dishwasher

In 1994, Alex Dovales was drifting toward Miami on a rickety boat with twenty-seven other Cubans. Two years later, Dovales saw fourteen exhausted, penniless ...

Amahl and the Night Visitors

One of the most appealing Christmas stories is that of Amahl and the Night Visitors. You will remember that it is in an operatic setting by Menotti. The ...

Giving Begins at Home

My three-year-old son helped me with the community toy drive. First he cleaned out his toy box, then helped fix defective items, and collected donations ...

Giving as Commitment

When we discuss money, we're talking about commitment, and commitment is our domain.