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SNAP to it Food Stamp Challenge–Day Nine

‘Just Living’ Blog
It’s day nine and our blogger has more questions than answers about hunger and how we address the needs of our sisters and brothers. The issue is a tangled web of increasing complexity.

SNAP to it Challenge–Day Seven

‘Just Living’ Blog
Today our blogger shares some of her story and why she is so committed to issues of poverty, hunger, and justice. The subjects may be controversial but we refuse to dialogue and get to know our neighbors at our own peril.

SNAP to it Food Stamp Challenge–Day Five

‘Just Living’ Blog
Our blogger just finished day five of the SNAP to it June Food Stamp Challenge and offers some tips for reducing food waste and musings on fried chicken from scratch.

SNAP to it Food Stamp Challenge–Day Four

‘Just Living’ Blog
Today is day four of the challenge, and our blogger reports from the road about the pleasures of food, hospitality, and family gatherings.

SNAP to it Food Stamp Challenge–Day Two

‘Just Living Blog’
On day two of the SNAP to it Foodstamp Challenge our blogger is still going strong but wonders if special order breakfasts may be her undoing. Check out the Website of the Day–Feeding America.

Management is a Learned Art

By the Rev. L. Douglas Stowe
When you sit back and think about it, all of us are managers. We spend our days making decisions about how we will use our abilities, time, and our resources. Of course, many of our decisions are framed in ways that can limit the scope of our choices. To see reality and to make decisions that are in harmony with God’s will for our lives is not a natural reaction to life’s situations.

Church Finance Resources from the UCC

Here’s a collection of free, downloadable church finance resources provided by the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ. You’ll find many helpful tools here. (Photo: kenteegardin, Creative Commons)

Avoiding the connection between faith and money

By the Rev. Dr. William O. Avery
The whole subject of stewardship is limited to the needs of the giver, not the needs of the receiver. The truth is that it really is better to give than to receive — better for the giver’s own spiritual development. This is biblical. This is the gospel of good giving. Pastors should not become a pleader of needs – endorse the proclaimed financial goals of the church, but do not plead!