The Apostle Paul describes a generosity road show in 2 Cor 8, where preachers and accountants both participate in ministry.

Is your congregation carrying trauma around money? Psalm 4 offers hope.

Prayer and giving are both spiritual disciplines - ways of following Jesus. This post looks at the when of giving and prayer: steady giving, spontaneous giving, steady prayer and spontaneous prayer.

Starting a four-part series on the spiritual disciplines of prayer and giving. Together and Apart looks at how we give - in worship and individually.

Gratitude is an entry-level spiritual discipline. Anyone can start without waiting for a shiny, perfect life.

When we are scared, we hold on to what we have too tightly. Sort of a death grip, which is ironic because none of the things we are squeezing are ours to keep. As I’ve said before, dying with a big pile of money under the bed is the same as dying with a big pile of zucchini under the bed….Like an angel’s visit, gratitude interrupts our fear and reminds us of God’s faithfulness.

Gratitude helps me to pay attention to God’s gifts. Today, my houseplants (and Bernard of Clairvaux) remind me to be grateful for gifts of food, sunlight and air. What are you grateful for today?

The practice of gratitude guides humans like ultraviolet vision guides bees.

What is ethical fundraising? When a fundraiser can tell stories about the garden and invite people to water it, trusting that God will provide a harvest.

Ultimately having a big pile of money under the mattress is exactly the same as having a big pile of zucchini under the bed. You can’t take it with you.