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A friend recently asked:

...what are some real good christian rules for handling money? The usual riposte to the question is "tithing", but that somehow doesn't cut it. More severe souls advise to "give until it hurts", but this is not very useful to me because there are various levels of pain. my current conundrum is that i can't decide how much i need to save for emergencies, sickness, or retirement, vs giving to charity. how much to set aside for education?

It's something I've been mulling the last few years too...without really coming to any good insights. I recently mooched the book "Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: Moving from Affluence to Generosity" by Ronald Sider. Maybe that's a good place to start. Any suggestions or insights?

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I certainly agree that the standard answers really don't help. The book you chose should definetly help somewhat.The 'give until it hurts' group would disagree with the free video teaching 'The Truth About the Widow's Gift'. Jesus was not teaching Christians to give until it hurts. You can view or download the teaching at www.inyourbible.com.George

I'm about 1/3 of the way through Sider's book right now. It's been quite good so far.

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