Crazy People
We all have our share of crazy people around us. I don’t mean clinically crazy. I mean the people who have crazy opinions that cause us to shake our heads in bewilderment. Or they make…
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Friends Don’t Let Friends Drink Pinot
What might a generous friendship look like? Typically we think of a friend who is kind, loving, and supportive. Thank God for friends like that. They are indeed generous friends. But sometimes we need friends…
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The Ungenerous Men’s Group
I’m not a public speaker, but on occasion there are groups foolish (or brave) enough to extend an invitation. My inclination is to accept all the invitations if the logistics and timing work. A few…
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Spiritual Growth – Sorta
Last week’s post focused on the endless expressions of the church. Cultures, traditions, languages, theology, worship style, history, even church architecture all contribute to differences. Thank goodness. A friend mentioned something I spoke about in…
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Messy Viewpoints
There are seemingly endless expressions of how to do church. It’s something I love about my faith because there are always new, creative, interesting things happening. The church is not homogenous, thank goodness. This is…
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Generosity in Action
Have you ever worked on something for a long, long time … and then found a simple sentence that sums it all up for you? You feel a bit silly. That’s how I feel right…
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Small Business
Hey, do you know anyone who owns a small business? Odds are you do. So you probably know how hard the past year plus has been for all small businesses. If the person you know…
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Power Dynamics & Generosity
If we want to give wisely we must learn about power dynamics. One of the tenets of my understanding of generosity is we must go beyond merely writing checks. We need to build a relationship…
