Perspectives on Stewardship

Perspectives on StewardshipProverbs 3:9 - Honor the Lord with all your possessions, and the first fruits of all your increase. When did you last count your blessings? There’s an old gospel song that goes:“Count your many blessings, name them one by one.Count your many blessings...

Sin is a frequent topic of discussion among Christians.  It’s an important topic as sin is what separates from God. But what is sin?  Simply put, sin is anything that is displeasing to God and falls short of God’s perfect moral law. We most often focus on sins of...

When I was a child, each Christmas eve my father would read to our family, starting with the story of Christ’s birth from Luke 2, and then would follow with reading Charles Dickens’ famous novel A Christmas Carol. Of course, there is nothing sacred about the Christmas Carol. Yet it...

How would you answer that question?What’s your reaction when you hear the word contentment? Are you content or is envy a challenge for you? Are you satisfied and pleased with what you have? Or, do you typically find yourself wanting more?Wanting more is an easy trap to fall into...

When we speak of stewardship, we often think of it only in terms of giving of our financial resources. And certainly, giving of our financial resources to support the work of the church is an important part of our stewardship responsibility.Throughout Scripture, we are encouraged and instructed...

I recently came across this riddle titled It’s Strange. I won’t repeat the entire riddle but suffice it to say, it is both challenging and thought provoking. Here’s a portion of it:It’s StrangeIt’s strange how $20 doesn’t seem like a lot of money when I go out...

For several years I have attended a weekly Bible study in person. I now attend online. I admit it’s not the same. Yet, it’s still good to connect with these friends and fellow believers. We are all adjusting to the changes brought on by COVID 19, but of course, we hope things will...

It goes without saying that these are unprecedented times. As a nation and even worldwide, we are going through uncharted and unexpected waters. Around the world we are seeing illness and death from a cause unimagined just a few months ago. It’s a poignant reminder of the caution given in...

It goes without saying that these are turbulent times. Times like this can take us by surprise and can be frightening. An unknown virus is spreading around the world taking lives and resulting in dramatic business slow downs and declines in the stock market.The temptation is to worry, to be...