My prayer this week is that we will find a way to bring a gift to someone who needs it; and that we will receive a gift of God when one is offered. Continue reading
May we recognise that the gifts of our lives are all gifts of love—the gifts we have received, and those that we give. May we live into the reality that we love because God first loved us (1 Jn 4.19). Continue reading
Which Jesus do we want? Do we want a safe, inflatable Jesus—or one who can be uncomfortable, but is full of power? Continue reading
This person certainly didn’t need to give me such a compliment. They could just as easily have taken what they needed, and left the office. Later, I paused to think about what they had said, and one word came to mind: kindness. Continue reading
May we receive with great and grateful hearts; may we give with great and grateful hearts. May the gift of giving inspire our lives as everyday Christians. Continue reading
Just try understanding yourself as a gift the Father has given to the Son and vice-versa for a second. A precious heirloom given and given again as an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace of intra-trinitarian love. Usually when we think of gifts given by God we think of vertical variety: stuff coming down to us. But this horizontal transaction suggests something about the nature of the economy of the trinity which should fascinate and tantalize us. Continue reading
“So when we aren’t using our gifts to the best of our ability, we’re essentially rejecting what the Creator has given us. Isn’t that spitting in the face of God?” Continue reading
Small parishes can make big differences. By coming together, one small congregation supported a number of mission initiatives of the wider church. They celebrated that it’s not about the number recorded in the vestry book; it’s about the strength of heart and faith reaching out into the community. Continue reading
Legacy gifts are the ultimate form of stewardship of our resources. Many people leave a portion of their estate through a bequest in their will. Typically it will be a percentage, a specific amount or the residue of their estate. Its use is often general in nature but sometimes people want to specify what their legacy gift will support. Continue reading
Here’s to the creative gifters – those who think outside the box, who demonstrate the Christian virtues of compassion and care through unique means. Continue reading
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