Putting (more of) our money where the poor are
In recent weeks, I’ve come to feel that a bigger chunk of the Basinger family largess should go to organizations that serve on behalf of… Read More »Putting (more of) our money where the poor are
In recent weeks, I’ve come to feel that a bigger chunk of the Basinger family largess should go to organizations that serve on behalf of… Read More »Putting (more of) our money where the poor are
Regular readers of Generous Matters know I’m a sucker for a playful turn on a word. Pithy phrases. Meaty metaphors. Clever puns. I collect them.… Read More »Sows’ ears, apples of gold, and the importance of choosing our words well
Lost in the kerfuffle over Mitt Romney’s tax returns is a sorry story about how Americans’ (including good church folks) have come to think about… Read More »Damned if you tithe and damned if you don’t
The experience of teaching an online course consisting mainly of students who are younger than my youngest child has me feeling my years. It’s a… Read More »Recognizing the abundance in my abundance of years
You didn’t build it. You may have had a hand in building whatever it was you were chanting about there in the Tampa Convention Center.… Read More »A Labor Day message to Christians returning home from Tampa (and the rest of us as well)
Way back in 2000, when Thom Jeavons and I first sang the praises of abundance thinking, the scarcity crowd accused us of being Pollyannas. Today,… Read More »Finding mojo in a church basement
As regular readers of Generous Matters may recall, in lieu of New Year’s resolutions, I chose to go with three words to guide my steps… Read More »Quiet on the set (of life)
As this post goes live, I’ll be up in the air (literally), in flight to Dallas, Texas. Along with more than 2,000 young moms, 150… Read More »Rest for the weary, grace for the rest
I’m not much good at resting. Never have been and probably never will be. I’m more a Martha than a Mary, regardless how many times… Read More »Rushing toward rest and relaxation
For several years now, I’ve subscribed to the Family Giving News — a publication that bills itself as “the nation’s most widely read e-newsletter for… Read More »A seven-step plan for raising generous kids