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Have you ever wondered how two people could grow up in the same family and yet have totally different perspectives in life? Take Bev and Anne as an example.
Bev and Anne were sisters who'd married brothers. They'd had good parents, a good education, and now they had well-paying jobs. They both had been raised in the church and had heard the Good News of the Gospel all their lives. In fact, they still attended the church in which they'd been raised. Bev and Anne and their families made a point of sitting together during worship. Quite often, the two families would go out for brunch together following worship.
At one of their brunches, Bev and Anne were discussing the sermon. It had been on stewardship. "I wish the church would just figure out their expenses, divide it by the number of families and tell us how much we owe," Bev said. "Then we wouldn't have to listen to all this talk about giving in response to what God has given me. I know that God has been generous. So, just give me the bill and I'll pay for it."
"But," said Anne, "that's just the point. How can you put a price on God's graciousness? Our response has to come from the heart."
--Conroy
Bev and Anne were sisters who'd married brothers. They'd had good parents, a good education, and now they had well-paying jobs. They both had been raised in the church and had heard the Good News of the Gospel all their lives. In fact, they still attended the church in which they'd been raised. Bev and Anne and their families made a point of sitting together during worship. Quite often, the two families would go out for brunch together following worship.
At one of their brunches, Bev and Anne were discussing the sermon. It had been on stewardship. "I wish the church would just figure out their expenses, divide it by the number of families and tell us how much we owe," Bev said. "Then we wouldn't have to listen to all this talk about giving in response to what God has given me. I know that God has been generous. So, just give me the bill and I'll pay for it."
"But," said Anne, "that's just the point. How can you put a price on God's graciousness? Our response has to come from the heart."
--Conroy
