"I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare. In other words, if our expenditure on comforts, luxuries, amusements, etc., is up to the standard common among those with the same income as our own, we are probably giving away too little. If our charities do not at all pinch or hamper us, I should say they are too small. There ought to be things we should like to do and cannot do because our charitable expenditure excludes them."
C.S. Lewis Mere Christianity
I am grateful for those people I know that live according to these thoughts ... they inspire me and cause me to want to be more and more like them. I know that there are those of this persuasion who are literally sacrificing in this manner so that this new church can be planted in an area of great need for the influence of Jesus to be present. I may not know exactly who this refers to but I am grateful for them just the same
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