Giving Benefits You, Not God

I do not think I exaggerate when I say that some of us put our offering in the plate with a kind of triumphant bounce as much as to say, "There-now ...

Gratitude Is Enriching

Gratitude is an offering precious in the sight of God, and it is one that the poorest of us can make and be not poorer but richer for having made it.

Being Thankful

After a morning session at vacation Bible school, my grandson, Macky, complained to a friend that there weren't enough red crayons to go around and ...

Give as You Receive

We should give as we would receive: cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.

The Happiest Part of the Church Service

A Presbyterian missionary in Ghana told an interesting thing about the Presbyterian church in Ghana. The Presbyterians are the largest Christian group ...

Oseola McCarty: Washboard of Education

Oseola McCarty, 87, did one thing all her life: laundry.

Now she's famous for it--or at least for what she did with $150,000 of the $250,000 she saved ...

Does It Hurt?

When you go to a doctor for your annual check-up, he or she will often begin to poke, prod, and press various places, all the while asking, "Does ...

Offering-Plate IOUs

Head usher, to the pastor: "Your stewardship sermons are improving. Still no money, but a lot more IOUs."

Giving Is Theological

Because it's unpopular, the idea that giving is a theological matter and a major expression of your Christian faith has been, for the most part, lost. ...

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, ...