Occasionally, I’ll have some poor misguided soul come to me for advice or answers to the questions that plague them. Why anyone would want to do such a thing is beyond me, but I figured as long as folks keep coming to me, I might as well blog their concerns and my answer. So, brace [...]
Posts Tagged ‘poverty’
Dear Uncle Luther: Is Being Poor A Sin?
Posted: 26th July 2009 by Uncle Luther in Dear Uncle LutherTags: Bible, finances, financial, money, poor, poverty, prosperity, rich, stewardship, wealth
Common Sense for Christians
Posted: 31st May 2009 by Uncle Luther in Current Events, HumorTags: abortion, Christian, Humor, marriage, politics, poverty, stewardship
They say common sense ain’t so common these days and it seems this adage couldn’t be any more true than in the church. Fear not though, in response to the overwhelming lack of understanding that has led the misguided among us to take their right to bear arms to mean they have a right to [...]
‘God helps those who (can’t) help themselves’
Posted: 15th February 2009 by Uncle Luther in Sacred CowsTags: Benjamin Franklin, Christian, hunger, poverty
A 2005 survey shows 75 percent of Christians in the United States believe the Bible teaches “God helps those who help themselves.” That’s three-quarters of American Christians who believe this phrase is found in Scripture, a phrase that practically discounts the entire message of the Bible. Anyone want to guess where the phrase actually comes [...]
Being Poor Isn’t A Sin
Posted: 25th January 2009 by Uncle Luther in General, HumorTags: money, poor, poverty, rich, sin, wealth
In the last several months I have heard “strong” Christians tell people who are struggling financially to pull themselves up by the bootstraps, not to worry about money because worry is a sin, reminding the less fortunate that he who doesn’t work doesn’t eat, etc. Why is it that people who are called by Christ [...]