I’ve been pondering what difference it makes in our giving to others when we give ourselves “first of all to the Lord.” For the Macedonians, it apparently made a significant difference …

One can travel to Israel/Palestine and view the holy sites where biblical events took place. We saw many of these holy sites on a Mennonite Central Committee Learning Tour. The “holiness” of these sites is negated by hordes of tourists jostling to get the best camera angle and less-than-reverent behavior …