tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200128116006033614.post1144034121556991761..comments2023-11-05T05:00:32.587-06:00Comments on The Shepherd's Staff: Is This Idea Picking Up Steam?Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733541934250687932noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200128116006033614.post-52959887246943585282008-12-10T12:28:00.000-06:002008-12-10T12:28:00.000-06:00John,Renee and I have been moving this direction f...John,<BR/>Renee and I have been moving this direction for the past few years too. It started for us when an upcoming mission trip to a closed country was going to cost us nearly $8,000.00 for both of us to go and so we started looking at our (wasteful) spending and decided then that Christmas needed to be overhauled in our lives drastically. I asked my family if they would be willing to either give to our mission trip or give more to the Lottie Moon Christmas offering instead. I have never been a more thankful, humbled, and cheerful receiver. Thus far we have only spent $10.00 on our selves and the pleasure of spending the day together hunting for the tree that would best fit our new Christmas style. <BR/><BR/>Take care brother!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10902485420515625337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200128116006033614.post-65421841734063911312008-12-09T15:47:00.000-06:002008-12-09T15:47:00.000-06:00Lucy, By all means a "secularist" can add to the l...Lucy, <BR/><BR/>By all means a "secularist" can add to the list! Further evidence that you are "near the kingdom." <BR/><BR/>Sojourner, may we all advocate the joy of giving. For too long we have selfishly clutched the treasures given to us by the King when they were intended to bless others.<BR/><BR/>Nana, thank you for stopping by! Come again soon and keep up the good work with the "least of these."Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733541934250687932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200128116006033614.post-79920567129360514892008-12-09T15:33:00.000-06:002008-12-09T15:33:00.000-06:00Thank you for including the Alabama Baptist Childr...Thank you for including the Alabama Baptist Children's Homes on your list. We do serve hurting children and families. May God bless you!Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11419641399744692913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200128116006033614.post-18092419371871089632008-12-09T15:15:00.000-06:002008-12-09T15:15:00.000-06:00What a giving advocate you are!What a giving advocate you are!sojournerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03995591556892143652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200128116006033614.post-54084533020254758692008-12-09T14:44:00.000-06:002008-12-09T14:44:00.000-06:00Can a secularist add to that list?The Heifer Proje...Can a secularist add to that list?<BR/><BR/>The Heifer Project<BR/>(http://www.heifer.org) is a great program too.Lucy Arinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058860776710439754noreply@blogger.com