$500,000

I have spoken with several folks recently, who when a loved one passed away they came into a goodly size sum of money.

I have also worked with several churches who have had the same blessing shared with them.

I posit for your consideration:

You just received $500,000, how would you use it?

Your church just received $500,000 how would they use it?

For those who would have the fortune of being able to speak from experience, I would like to ask you to imagine what would happen right now - not what was, as that experience has certainly shaped how actions might change or be affected at this moment.

Peace,

Everyone Else

I seem to be on the short end of new ideas these days.

For that reason I am grateful that others are doing good reading, creating new ideas, and generally helping me keep sharing something on this blog.

This time the hat tip goes to Kim, at Sandpiper's Thoughts.

Her review of Dan Dick's latest book, Beyond Money, is helpful as I think about what has been happening with establishing our role in Discipleship, and establishing good stewardship.

This was the best excerpt of her review.

He says that discipleship is the process of learning to be a Christian (I'm paraphrasing). We sit at the feet of Christ, and learn how to live the life God would have us to live. Stewardship, on the other hand, is the next step. Once we have learned about Christianity, and how to follow God, we are called to use our gifts for the transformation of the world. It's the next step.