This is an article from our Stewardship Committee for our Dec-Jan 2012-13 newsletter. Life confronts us with many choices, often causing us to reassess our priorities. One of those choices is in stewardship. Will we adjust our standard of giving to our standard of living, or will we adjust our standard of living to […]
Mark 12:38-44: The Widow’s Coins and True Stewardship
November 14, 2012 by
Grandpa gave little Emma a quarter. For Grandpa, that was nothing. He had many quarters. But it was for Emma. She was only four years old. That quarter was all the money that Emma had in the whole world. And Emma knew what she was going to do with that quarter. She could have spent […]
God’s Channels of Grace
October 15, 2012 by
This article was originally planned for SOTHLC’s November newsletter from our Stewardship Committee. They have chosen, instead, to publish another article. The other article will be forthcoming. God calls us to be His instruments, bringing the living reality of Jesus to others around us. We are channels through which God seeks to grant His blessings. Perhaps, you’ve […]
Real Stewardship for Real Life
February 26, 2012 by
What is Stewardship? In the New Testament, the Greek words oikonomos (house manager) and oikonomia (house management) are the original words for the idea of “stewardship.” Stewardship involves the responsibility or work of managing a household. A steward is someone who uses what the owner has to manage his house. Oikonomia occurs nine times in […]
Parable of the Dishonest Manager: Luke 16:1-13
August 21, 2011 by
Jesus tells us a parable about a useless, money manager. We call this parable, “The Parable of the Dishonest Manager.” We’re not exactly sure how this manager handled the owner’s money. But this we know: everything he did as a manager was a failure. So the owner fired him and told him to turn over […]
