It's there for you. Righteousness is life revolving around God's Christ. It's not a 'but' like the fine print in most 'too good to be true' offers. Just like that overloaded, worn out, famished Boy Scout chowing down on his raw hot dogs, and just like that hot and sweaty yard worker gulping down her first glass of ice tea. You'll just keep living your life around too many centers, struggling to get all the little balls in place and never really succeeding.
Today begins our month-long emphasis on stewardship.
I want to say in the strongest possible terms that stewardship is NOT about raising money to fund a church budget. In fact, all month long, you won't be hearing one word about a budget bottom line. Stewardship IS about spiritual discipline. That's why Barbara Prather and Floy Epps, who chair our spiritual disciplines ministry team, are leading the stewardship campaign and not Bill Bagby and the Finance Committee. You will be challenged in all four areas this month as we strive to make God the center of our lives.