Posted in offerings on Feb 12th, 2014
We’ve all heard about how disaster victims are sometimes showered with donations of clothes by people wanting to help.
And we’ve all heard that those clothes on too many occasions have been old and apparently unwanted by those giving them.
Not a good message for people needing encouragement as much as anything else.
Let’s make sure that we […]
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Posted in offerings on Mar 18th, 2013
What did you feed God yesterday?
Hopefully, it wasn’t leftovers.
Or even worse, crumbs from your plate of leftovers.
If you fed Him a bountiful meal of more than He asks for each week, then you were a great example to us all.
For God is worthy.
And He’s hungry.
What am I talking about?
Here’s a passage from today’s reading in […]
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Posted in offerings on Jun 5th, 2012
Recycled gifts.
“Re-purposed” gifts.
White elephant gifts.
We all know what it’s like to give and to receive leftover gifts.
We’re OK with it typically because some measure of appreciation is being demonstrated, even with the less than prime motivation.
But what about gifts to God?
Did He give us leftovers?
Did He do the Cain thing and give “some” of His […]
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