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In 1999 the renowned Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann published a powerful and challenging essay in the Christian Century in which he characterized the biblical narrative as a story of tension between a mentality of abundance and the myth of scarcity. The entire article is well worth reading and can be viewed at http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=533
Why is it so hard to be generous?
The opening of John chapter 6 marks a radical departure in location from the end of chapter 5.
No matter how the financial life of the church is supported, there are two biblical principles that form the foundation of any legitimate Christian fundraising.
In the ancient Nag Hammadi text, “The Gospel of Thomas,” the students ask their teacher,
When does ‘rest’ for the dead begin, and when will the cosmos arrive? (Logion 51)
These are perpetual questions that lurk around the edge of our consciousness: When do we get to rest? What does the future hold?
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So much depends on perspective. Where you end up is always, in part, a product of where you begin. The questions you ask have a significant impact upon the answers you find. How you choose to see things is how you will see things.
So, it is important to be aware of the perspective you bring to any question, where you are starting from in your investigation and how you are seeing things before you begin.
Think about any serious issue and ask how your beliefs about this issue might change if you were to shift your perspective.
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Most of us will do almost anything to avoid being taken advantage of. We specialize in boundaries. We know the limits of what should be expected of us and are careful to make sure those limits are respected. Read the rest of this entry »
