Balancing Discipleship and Stewardship
Stewardship at the Cost of Discipleship: One of the most difficult balances I have encountered in life is the balance between discipleship and stewardship. I think stewardship has sometimes been an excuse to be greedy, after all, we wouldn’t want someone to have to pay our way when we are too old to work so […]
Giving God the Firstfruits of Our Time
The Israelites were repeatedly reminded of the importance of giving their firstfruits to the Lord. What are the firstfruits? The Israelites were to give the first and best of the harvest. They were to give of the new wine, grain, oil, honey, and all that the fields produced. In 2 Chronicles 31:4-6 the people gave […]