It's always wise to save and invest your money -- for individuals and for churches. But sometimes churches lose sight of the purpose of their tithes: to serve the Kingdom of God, not to build wealth:
BOISE — In 12 short years, Christian Family Center, a church of 8,500, has purchased large swaths of cheap Idaho land with surplus tithes and effectively taken control of the state.
"I am largely a figurehead now," the governor concedes. Many state services are now in church control, including state highways, which the church maintains as toll roads. Church members drive for free. Others pay $7-12.
Thursday, July 07, 2005
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I prefer their story "Emergent Church Recedes" from a while back. It had great lines like "What did you think I would be preaching from a barcalounger for the rest of my life?"
Oooh! I must track down that story.
Sorry that was in the Holyobserver, not Lark News.
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