“Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?’” …Philip answered him, “Two hundred days’ wages worth of food would not be enough for each of them to have a little.” – John 6:13-14 I often feel like I am running low. Like I don’t have enough time, energy, money, or other resources to do the things that God is calling me to do. I know in my mind that I have a “poverty…
“Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over.” – Luke 19:8 When I read the story of Zacchaeus, I see a model of the stewardship way of life. Zacchaeus was a man who had been conducting his life according to the world, not according to God’s law. He had been cheating people for selfish profit because the…
“The jar of flour did not go empty, nor the jug of oil run dry, – 1 Kings 17:10 Our Scripture passages about the poor widows who gave generously cause me to reflect on what I would be willing to give away out of love of God and others. I know that I do not have a perfectly generous heart. What is it that I am stingy or selfish with? Is it the “safe” space…