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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.
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!