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Loving God Should Liberate Generosity
Loving God Should Liberate Generosity
Oct 22, 2024 4:41 AM

For Christians giving is not about equations and intensives, says Peter Heslam, it’s about a spontaneous response to the grace of a lavishly generous God:

In Cape Town in 2010, this response inspired the launch of a campaign to encourage a global culture of Christian generosity. The Global Generosity Network is now establishing resources and local networks, helped by leading entrepreneurs.

Such entrepreneurs understand that wealth distribution relies on wealth creation – their business thinking and practical skills generates wealth for mon good. But they want to engage their hearts, not just their head and hands. They therefore not onlyinvest in, butgive to, social causes, motivated by encounters with a self-giving God who demands no return

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