Too often we assume that God has increased our income to increase our standard of living, when his stated purpose is to increase our standard of giving. (Look again at 2 Corinthians 8:14 and 9:11).

God gives us abundant material blessing so that we can give it away, and give it generously.

Something nonhuman doesn’t become human by getting older and bigger; whatever is human is human from the beginning.

Worry is momentary atheism crying out for correction by trust in a good, sovereign God. Suffering breaks self-reliance.

Whenever we have excess, giving should be our natural response. It should be the automatic decision, the obvious thing to do in light of Scripture and human need.

The greatest deterrent to giving is the illusion that this earth is our home.

There's only one requirement for enjoying God's grace: being broke . . . and knowing it.