David Walters

There's a big difference between giving because we have to and giving because we get to. Most of us know the feeling of reaching for our wallet out of obligation: a tip we didn't want to leave, a bill we'd rather not pay. But Scripture paints a very different picture of what giving can be. In his second letter to the church at Corinth, the Apostle Paul writes: "Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful...

Here's a number that might surprise you: only 24% of our church family gives to the church budget.