Contentment is a tricky word. For some people, the connotations of contentment include a fatalistic “settling” for what is and giving up on anything else or anything better. I hasten to point out, this is not what is meant by contentment, especially not when Paul uses it in 2 Timothy. Contentment isn’t settling for what […]
How much is enough?
How much is enough? If you are an exasperated parent, “enough” is usually enough. If you are a hoarder, there is never enough Our texts for this Sunday give us a couple of perspectives on possessions; one pessimistic and one optimistic. The interesting thing about these two perspectives is they are both wrong. As anyone […]