Evangelicals are doing (have been doing) something right about money. That is, they’re talking about it to the point that it’s not taboo to ask for it.
It seems to me that every Catholic “ask” I’ve heard has been a high-wire act, with the asker hoping not to offend, hoping not to trip over the wire of anyone’s sensibilities. That’s too bad.
So, with the encouragement of an Evangelical’s book on money management, Marcy and I have renewed our efforts to be good stewards of our finances. Right after we buy a new car. And a helicopter.
In seriousness, I’ve been praying earnestly about it, hoping for patience and self-control, for willingness to continue giving even if I can’t have everything I want. All generally good practices.
Another good practice is that I can work overtime in order to cut down our debts or increase our savings, both giving us the concrete results that are so satisfying in an endeavor like this. In roughly that context, I dared to pray that God would, if it is good, make something big happen. I confessed that I did not know what that could be, and that I have no clear idea how . . . → Read More: Big Money
