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Fall Theological Focus: Money and Mission Written by Reverend J. Philip Letizia, Ph.D.   We are wrapping up this Fall’s Theological Focus on Generosity and Stewardship. Over the last six weeks we have looked at how because we belong to God and our lives are not our own, we can be free and generous with […]

Fall Theological Focus: Kingdom Stewardship Written by Reverend J. Philip Letizia, Ph.D.      This week in our Fall Theological Focus, we turn the corner to consider stewardship. This word is one not often used in our everyday language but is used often within Christian theology and life in the Church. What is Stewardship? And, […]

Fall Theological Focus: Pleasing and Praising God Written by Reverend J. Philip Letizia, Ph.D.        Throughout our theological focus this Fall we have tried to hold our attention on God himself. That might seem like an odd choice being that we’re discussing things like money, giving, generosity, and resources. Where are all the […]

Fall Theological Focus: Motive, and Starting Somewhere Written by Reverend J. Philip Letizia, Ph.D.        This week in our Fall Theological Focus we are diving into the motives of giving and generosity. There are many reasons for why people give to others, or why we may give to our church, or a local […]

Fall Theological Focus: Our True Security Written by Reverend J. Philip Letizia, Ph.D.     This week in our Fall Theological Focus, we are thinking about security. What often comes to mind with security are things like: national security, security guards, TSA, online security, and personal home security systems. All of these things in their […]

Fall Theological Focus: God’s Ownership of All Things Written by Reverend J. Philip Letizia, Ph.D.   This Fall’s Theological Focus centers on the biblical themes of generosity and stewardship. It is fairly obvious that when subjects such as money, resources, giving, and stewardship come up in the Christian life, we have the tendency to sheepishly […]