{"id":119,"date":"2008-11-14T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-14T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/hungerrumblings\/2008\/11\/14\/soggy-dollars\/"},"modified":"2008-11-14T14:30:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-14T19:30:00","slug":"soggy-dollars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/soggy-dollars\/","title":{"rendered":"Soggy Dollars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of posts back, I brought up Lucian of <span class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">Samasota&#8217;s<\/span> mocking critique of Christians.  The great generosity of Christians, Lucian demonstrated, left them vulnerable to swindlers.  Apparently, some Christians were aware of this potential problem.  The <span class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">Didache<\/span>, also known as &#8220;The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles,&#8221; offers a remedy.  Writing in the late-1st century, the <span class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">Didachist<\/span> instructs Christians, &#8220;Let your gift sweat in your hands until you know to whom to give it.&#8221;  This beautiful word-picture (well, maybe not so beautiful, but vivid nonetheless!) offers helpful advice: before you give, make sure you know that your gift will be well used.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is that too often I just let the gift sweat and sweat.  I know where the money would be put to good use (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.elca.org\/Our-Faith-In-Action\/Responding-to-the-World\/ELCA-World-Hunger\/Give-Now.aspx\"><span class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">ELCA<\/span> World Hunger<\/a>, for one!), but I hesitate.  I rationalize.  I end up with a fistful of soggy dollars.  What about you? In these turbulent financial times, maybe it&#8217;s time to air that gift out.  There is an ever growing number of people without means, maybe you have in your hand the perfect gift for a person in dire need.<\/p>\n<p>David <span class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">Creech<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of posts back, I brought up Lucian of Samasota&#8217;s mocking critique of Christians. The great generosity of Christians, Lucian demonstrated, left them vulnerable to swindlers. Apparently, some Christians were aware of this potential problem. The Didache, also known as &#8220;The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles,&#8221; offers a remedy. 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