Status Updates From God and Money: How We Disco...

Being generous out of true empathy offers to others the dignity and respect they deserve; being generous, out of pity, introduces a hierarchical, transactional nature to the relationship, even if done unintentionally 1 Corinthians 9:19–23

Focusing upward (on those with more money) causes us to underestimate the need to be generous. The relative wealth of our local context blinds us to the tremendous needs of those outside our local context.

…pur role in counseling fellow believers in times they may be struggling … “you must model faithfulness, call our faithlessness, and pray for them. But you’re not responsible for changing them. You can’t take over.”