Extravagant Giving

This past Sunday, my church finished a sermon series called Extravagant Generosity by observing Consecration Sunday, which in the Methodist church means that members estimate the amount of money, time and service they are going to provide their local church over the...

Why Me?

Have you ever been in a room full of people and someone asks for volunteers?  Do you quickly slump down your chair until you are satisfied that your head is hidden behind the person in front of you.  Do you suddenly become interested in your feet?  Or, do you hold...

Paying Taxes

Everyone knows what today is…it is Tax Day!  In fact, this year we get an extra two days to mull over the papers and wring our hands to figure out if we owe or get a refund from the government because of the District of Columbia’s Emancipation Day that fell on Monday....

Hospice

Not too many years ago, I had a list of people in this world that I would rather not meet.  It’s not that I thought they were bad people; it’s that they signified that bad things would be happening in my life.  And I am definitely not one who enjoys or welcomes the...

Using Your Gifts to Glorify God

“We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.” – Sir Winston Churchill This quote has been stuck in my head as I’ve reflected and revised my resolutions for the new year this week.  Since I would like to be a different (i.e. more God-fearing and...