Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Hiatus

I haven't posted anything for a month. This is due to the fact that I've gone into hibernation. The month of February has been cloudy and my response is to shut down: mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritual, I just plod along. I am very excited that the sun is shining today, but I know that it will probably be gone by 1:30 this afternoon. I'm not being pessimistic, it's just how I survive.

I have been thinking about money. Part of the reason for this is that I'm looking into jobs, but the other reason is a class I'm taking called God and Mammon where we talk about theology and economics. I'm thinking of doing my final project/paper on the this question: If I can give you $1.00 today, or invest it and give you $100.00 in ten years, is it all right if I ignore your suffering? I really don't have a good answer to this. The only thing that I've thought of so far is to have different "times of giving." It would look like this: from 20-50 you make as much money as you can, tithe your 10%, but don't go beyond that. Then from 50-60 should be, for Christians, the "giving years" where you really support a lot of people, ministries and missions. Then 60-death are the years where you give if you can, but you make sure you have enough for raising medical expenses and healthcare costs. I don't know if I really like this idea, but it does have some merit. Maybe.

2 Comments:

At 9:17 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

If during your "20-50 years" you never go beyond your tithe, then you have misssed out on the great joy of giving, which for me is even greater when is is sacrificial, when it is money you could have really used yourself.Money given out of abundance is great and does good for others, but money given out of my poverty also blesses me. Here's a few quotes from Mother Teresa that I really like:
"I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I don't know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will NOT ask, How many good things have you done in your life?, rather he will ask, How much LOVE did you put into what you did? "
"In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love."
"Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. Money will come if we seek first the Kingdom of God - the rest will be given. "
"Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them."
"There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in - that we do it to God, to Christ, and that's why we try to do it as beautifully as possible."

 
At 3:51 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Adam, it seems you have taken another "hiatus." It's now April 16th! Oh when will you post something new? :)

 

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