“I’ve often heard it said — and I believe — that living for Christ is all or nothing. I think sometimes we perceive ‘all’ as something exotic, and since we aren’t doing that, we settle for ‘nothing.’ What we fail to realize is that ‘all encompasses wherever we are right now. I am inspired by [...]
Encouraging lives that are rich toward God
About Generous Matters
My name is Rebekah Basinger and I created Generous Matters as a place to reflect publicly on issues that dominate my thinking. On most days, those include fundraising, board governance, stewardship, faithfulness, and generosity in all its forms.
Knowing there are folks who regularly look in on my ponderings helps insure my discipline. When what I write generates comments from readers, that’s frosting on the blog.
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