Barnabas Foundation Blog

How much should I give? This question gets asked more than you might think. You answer it when the church collection basket comes around on Sundays, for the Salvation Army kettles at Christmas and every time you sort mail from dozens of charities. Over and over, we make decisions about how many dollars to assign to causes near to our hearts.

It was the perfect present at the perfect moment. “People at my church wanted to get on this new thing called the internet,” recalls Michael, who was only 13-years-old at the time.

Ed and Shirley and the Stewards Fund When Ed first tithed as a 13-year-old paperboy, it had nothing to do with faith. “My parents told me I had to,” he recalls. But that lesson of generosity took root in his heart and life over the years, through growing trust in God’s provision.

Rev. Peter has one sermon on giving. “It’s titled ‘The Sermon on the Amount,’” he says with a laugh, “I only wish that I had preached that sermon more!” Beyond what he taught from the pulpit, he and his wife, Jo, have spent a lifetime modeling the values of biblical stewardship.

“This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.” Luke 12:21 Jesus is interested in the shape of our living. He wants God-shaped words, attitudes, and actions.