Author: Tim Challies

Here is the kind of question I sometimes enjoy pondering: How much money is God not really concerned about? I guess I’d better explain what I mean by that. If someone told me a wealthy neighbor was handing out $100 bills to anyone who dropped by, no strings attached, I would immediately go over and knock on his door. In fact, I might even feel this is the right thing to do—if there’s free money to be had, it is good and wise to take advantage of it. But if someone told me that he was handing out $1 coins, I probably wouldn’t bother. Only one of those seems worth the effort. Similarly, if you misplaced a $100 bill, I’m sure you would search for it, but if it were a penny, you wouldn’t bother, and I don’t think anyone would judge you for that. We all have some cutoff point between an amount of money we care about and an amount we don’t. There’s nothing wrong or immoral about that. Or here’s another question: How much money would you spend without giving it any serious consideration? I trust none of us would buy a new car on impulse or drop $50,000 without concerted thought and prayer. But what about a $1 app or a $2 coffee? How much thought should you put into that kind of purchase? The Wall Street Journal recently offered an answer by proposing the 0.01% rule, which says you should feel free to spend money “if the amount of money…See AlsoToo Small To Bother God WithThe Most Remarkable CharacteristicBowed Down By What Makes Them Beautiful

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