“We live in the most affluent culture in the most affluent period of human history. If we can’t discipline ourselves to learn the joys of generous living, I think we are an embarrassment to the gospel.”
Neil Oliver as recounted by Brian McLaren in A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008) 161.
These are sobering words! So that our lives reflect the gospel, let us resolve to discipline ourselves to enjoy and share God’s blessings to us. In so doing we will bring fame rather than shame to the gospel and to our Lord Jesus Christ.