People have strong opinions about money. As a matter of fact, I believe that many people actually love money. But when money and faith or money and the church combine in discussion, I have found over the years that people get nervous, angry, or opinionated. Personally, I have have intentionally worked to make sure…
So many charities, so little resources! This time of the year I am often bombarded by many excellent charities who want to kindly remind me that they are doing good work. I am so grateful to have the opportunity to use the resources that God has given me to be a blessing beyond my immediate…
God has seen fit to bless ReCAST Church financially from the very beginning. We have met or exceeded our budget by significant amounts every year for our seven years of existence. And from talking with other church planters, this is not always the case. And so I believe it is appropriate to pause in the…
What would you do with the money!? Quick math (you can check on me) indicates that you would need to spend $136,986 per day in order to spend 1.5 billion dollars in 30 years! I know the pay out wasn’t a full 1.5 billion dollars but little math games like this put big numbers into…
This week is designated as Compassion Sunday for ReCAST Church. We will be watching a promotional video for Compassion International and there will be opportunities to sponsor a child in need. My family has sponsored Thong from Thailand for about 5 years now and it has been great for my children. They have written to…
I am preaching through the Psalms of Ascent, and contemplating that each Psalm was sung by pilgrims on the way to the City of God. I cannot help but draw parallels between that ancient pilgrimage and the pilgrimage of the Christian to that New Jerusalem that is to come. I believe that the Psalms…
