Giving

Too often, we Americans live in the “or” rather than the “and.” And while many decisions require an “or” response, sometimes we allow the […]

When I went to Kenya in 2019, local missionaries said the greatest threat to the spread of the gospel was the teaching from local […]

Every week, I receive emails from ministries asking me to give. If you are like me, when you hear that word “give,” you tend […]

In the year 2000, when LeAnn and I went from one kid to two, we knew we needed to upgrade the family car from […]

When my soon-to-graduate-high-school son was only 18 months old, he wanted to be involved with whatever his parents or older siblings were doing. If […]

When LeAnn and I moved to Waverly, we were invited to join the W-SR Booster Club as the “Girls Cross Country Representatives” because our […]

Years ago, I sat in a car listening to a pastor friend share about the struggles of his marriage. Tim* and his wife were […]

A couple of months ago, I heard about a book entitled The River Church by Larry Walkemeyer. When I learned that the driving force […]

Now that the college wrestling season has officially ended, I can shift my focus to another of my favorite sports: baseball. Last week, in […]

Have you ever had a moment so filled with awe it leaves you nearly breathless? That sense of awe is what the ancient Israelites experienced when the first-ever “capital campaign” was complete. And it can be yours as well…

We’ve already seen in our “Building Lives” series from Exodus 35 some ideas of what to give. But did you know there is something you CAN’T give? Join us as we jump to chapter 35 of Exodus and consider what we should do and what to do with the one thing a person can’t give.

As part of our Building Lives capital campaign, we’ve been studying Exodus 25 here on the blog. So far, we’ve seen WHO should give and WHAT to give. But it is important for us to know WHY we should give to this project.