As followers of Christ I think one of the things that needs to be "refreshed" is our understanding of the Biblical principles of dealing with money as a community of faith.
Here is one story from a site linked on the sidebar called Relational Tithe. It's a great story that I think beautifully illustrates the heart of God regarding money, the hurting, the poor, and the church. Enjoy.
Ok, let me tell you a story that just happened a few minutes ago.
A young man, dying with cancer who runs an HIV/AIDS home a couple of days ago gave his $200 check to a woman who's electricy was going to be turned off leaving him $8 to live on. Fast forward 2 days and he recieves a $7000 check for back gov. support. He prays for where to tithe thinking the reasonable choices- churches, AIDS home etc then he knows that the tithe needs to go to Bryant Russo, tagged the Homeless Evangelist. The $700 tithe is the exact amount he needed to fix his Veggie Bus.
The Bride, WV, and Bryant, this past weekend had touched the community with free bands, free food, free health products, free clothes etc giving all the access to the HIV/AIDS home. The tithe was only one relationship away - We have tons of these stories.
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