by David Anderson
On Sunday I was privileged to be back preaching at my former parish, Trinity Church in Solebury, PA. The gospel for the day was the story of “The Rich Young Ruler” who comes to Jesus seeking eternal life. You know this one. Jesus says, Go sell all your possessions, give the money to the poor, […]
by David Anderson 8 Comments Filed Under: Money, Transformation, Vocation/ Calling
may remind you of yourself. She’s who you were when losing five dollars was a big deal. “Suppose a woman has ten silver coins,” Jesus says, “and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors […]
by David Anderson 4 Comments Filed Under: Abundance, Blessing, Happiness, Lent, Money, Now/ the Present
only did what we’d all do. He had more than he could use, and since there were no Public Storage or CubeSmart or LifeStorage facilities back in the biblical day, he built barns, lots of barns. We hear about our pack rat when someone in a crowd surrounding Jesus yelled out, “Teacher, tell my brother […]
by David Anderson 3 Comments Filed Under: Abundance, Letting Go, Money
When I was young I loved to watch Let’s Make a Deal. You know how this game show works. Monty Hall chooses someone from the audience and you’re given some entry-level prize, a TV or a wad of cash. But then Monty offers you the opportunity to trade for another prize—for what’s behind door number […]
by David Anderson 5 Comments Filed Under: Abundance, Gratitude, Happiness, Money, Reality--trusting it, Seeing
“Money can’t buy happiness.” Turns out, it’s not so. Michael Norton, a professor at Harvard Business School, has done extensive research on money and happiness, and Norton says in fact money can buy happiness. It’s just that we usually spend on the wrong things. Norton’s team did a little experiment. They went to the University […]
by David Anderson 2 Comments Filed Under: Faith in Action, Gratitude, Happiness, Money, Service