The Story of Stuff

'Tis "stewardship season" in many congregations, including CtK, as if choosing how we use our time, money, energy and talents only happens during one "season" for a few weeks. But still - better to have the conversation only occasionally than to fail to have it at all.
Grant had a lot to say about stewardship this morning - about Scripture's call for us to give intentionally, first, regularly, proportionally and cheerfully (hope I'm not forgetting any of those adverbs). It's good stuff.
Thinking and making decisions about how we give is good for us - we give because we need to give - to keep things in perspective and our priorities clear. After all, where our treasure is, our hearts will be also: our hearts follow our money, no matter how much we tell ourselves it's the other way around.
And here in the US, our hearts can get pretty stuck on "stuff."
If you've never seen The Story of Stuff, I encourage you to watch it - it's about 20 minutes long, and hopefully it will help you see with new eyes how much "stuff" matters. Here's a preview...