Pouring Gas on the Fire
A few days ago I was talking with a friend who runs a large family foundation. They support a lot of causes but I was curious what motivated them to give to one organization over…
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The Context of Dirt
To understand generosity is to understand thankfulness. I’ll explain with a story about dirt. What we now call Silicon Valley was once vast fruit orchards. I remember growing up in San Jose and walking through…
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Giving Without Understanding
This story begins with a generous act of giving time, treasure, and talent. A friend, I will call him Larry, and several people from his church went to Mexico to build houses in a blighted…
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The Generous Centurion
Hey friends, fun update before getting to this weeks post. I’ve added audio! So now you can click the play button at the top of each blog entry. You can listen to my amateurish voice…
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Generous Theology
It’s a truism that the older we get the less sure we are. But for me, at least, that’s been a blessing. Certainly there are some things I’m more sure of than ever. For many…
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Financial Planners and Generosity
Last week I wrote about not expecting pastors to be your primary source of information about generosity. This week it’s about financial planners. Don’t assume that because they know the difference between a charitable remainder…
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Pastors and Generosity
This is going to be a thread the needle kind of post that will be easily misunderstood. It will likely offend some pastors I’m not trying to offend. But here we go anyway. Pastors should…
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Spiritual Generosity
Asking people for money is asking them to practice a spiritual gift. So why does it make us so uncomfortable? Those of us in the faith community often hear the request, “I would appreciate your…
