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Meaningful giving
A version of this article appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, January 22, 2018.
What makes a giver?
A lot of heartwarming stories out there would suggest that there’s more to giving than simply dispensing funds. For example, in my community, children celebrating birthdays have asked friends to donate pet supplies to the local animal shelter instead of bringing gifts. And on the global scene, in November, Haiti pledged a donation to other islands hit by hurricanes Irma and Maria—one that’s “almost sacrificial” in the context of the resources Haiti, the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country, has (see editorial on facing page).
In another instance, quite some time ago, a poor widow dropped two coins into her temple’s treasury. The amount paled in comparison to what the wealthy folks around her were contributing, but her offering didn’t go unnoticed or unvalued. It caught the eye of Christ Jesus, who commented, “This poor widow put in more than all of them, for they have all put in what they can easily spare, but she in her poverty has given away her whole living” (Luke 21:3, 4, J. B. Phillips, The New Testament in Modern English).
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June 4, 2018 issue
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From the readers
Donald Sturbelle, Penny Hardy, Russell Whittaker
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Why should a person diagnosed as having an incurable disease read a Christian Science magazine?
Cheryl Ranson
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Consider a spiritual approach to change
Joseph Benedict
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The heavenly record
Joseph Eller
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‘By my God have I leaped over a wall’
Frederick James Campbell
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Healing inspiration from ‘The Way’
Mary Beth Cox
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‘Thank you, God!’
Susan Adams
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No more asthma
Donna Deweese
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Quick healing after a fall
Norm Daley
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Healing of cold symptoms
David A. Cornell
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Soul’s tender ever-message
Suzanne Goewert
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Reverenced
Merrilyn McElderry
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In the giving season, a special act of charity
The Monitor’s Editorial Board
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Meaningful giving
Liz Butterfield Wallingford
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When the mist lifts
Rich Evans