A. Lucas Finch
@alucasfinch.bsky.social
I work to bring a voice to the voiceless and empower the disempowered by working with assistive technology in my school district and as an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene. And I love most things Disney.
This is more of a reflection on when we are hoarding our abundance rather than living in more simple and frugal ways that will better empower us to care for others.) 11/11
February 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This is more of a reflection on when we are hoarding our abundance rather than living in more simple and frugal ways that will better empower us to care for others.) 11/11
(And yes, I post this fully acknowledging that such assurance and faith is not always easy to live into. I am not so much commenting on situations in which people are personally struggling to feed their kids or pay their utilities. 10/11
February 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
(And yes, I post this fully acknowledging that such assurance and faith is not always easy to live into. I am not so much commenting on situations in which people are personally struggling to feed their kids or pay their utilities. 10/11
But . . . within a consistent Christian ethic, I see no room for an argument that we can’t take care of others because we have to take care of ourselves first. When we choose to live as God has created, called, demonstrated, and empowered us to live, God will faithfully provide for our needs. 9/?
February 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
But . . . within a consistent Christian ethic, I see no room for an argument that we can’t take care of others because we have to take care of ourselves first. When we choose to live as God has created, called, demonstrated, and empowered us to live, God will faithfully provide for our needs. 9/?
And we should certainly take care with our charitable giving to make sure that we are truly providing for areas of need rather than empowering destructive behaviors. 8/?
February 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
And we should certainly take care with our charitable giving to make sure that we are truly providing for areas of need rather than empowering destructive behaviors. 8/?
Now, to be clear, this doesn’t justify reckless behavior. We shouldn’t think that we can just spend whatever we want on whatever we want because “God will provide”. 7/?
February 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Now, to be clear, this doesn’t justify reckless behavior. We shouldn’t think that we can just spend whatever we want on whatever we want because “God will provide”. 7/?
We believe that the God who creates and sustains is STILL the Creator and Sustainer. God will and does continue providing for those in need. We, who are the recipients of both the Gospel and the meager resources we currently have, need only to step out in faith and trust God to provide. 6/?
February 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
We believe that the God who creates and sustains is STILL the Creator and Sustainer. God will and does continue providing for those in need. We, who are the recipients of both the Gospel and the meager resources we currently have, need only to step out in faith and trust God to provide. 6/?
A consistent belief in Scripture MUST reject this argument. It is an argument that works from agnostic and atheistic worldviews using worldly logic, but NOT from a Judeo-Christian ethic. 5/?
February 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A consistent belief in Scripture MUST reject this argument. It is an argument that works from agnostic and atheistic worldviews using worldly logic, but NOT from a Judeo-Christian ethic. 5/?
It is interesting to me, then, how many of us in practice seem to believe that another’s gain is our loss. The argument is that there isn’t enough to take care of others who are in need. We have to prioritize ourselves. 4/?
February 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It is interesting to me, then, how many of us in practice seem to believe that another’s gain is our loss. The argument is that there isn’t enough to take care of others who are in need. We have to prioritize ourselves. 4/?
The Old & New Testaments of Christian Scriptures are filled with other narratives of God’s miraculous ability to provide in desperate circumstances, as are the centuries of Christian history. Most Christians claim to believe these narratives to be true. I believe these narratives to be true. 3/?
February 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The Old & New Testaments of Christian Scriptures are filled with other narratives of God’s miraculous ability to provide in desperate circumstances, as are the centuries of Christian history. Most Christians claim to believe these narratives to be true. I believe these narratives to be true. 3/?
Matthew 15 gives us the narrative of the feeding of 4000 men (plus uncounted women and children). Jesus was able feed all these people to the point of being full with just seven loaves and a few fish. And there were seven baskets of food left over. 2/?
February 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Matthew 15 gives us the narrative of the feeding of 4000 men (plus uncounted women and children). Jesus was able feed all these people to the point of being full with just seven loaves and a few fish. And there were seven baskets of food left over. 2/?