Tom Allen

I'm one of those guys who doesn't mind loaning anything he owns to anybody who needs it.  When our kids were young they would always fight over toys, so we declared one simple rule to deal with most of those issues. THE RULE :  If you can't share it, you can't have it.  Simple.  Powerful.  You'll never understand the power of something so simple until you take a toy that one of your children got for their birthday or for Christmas or bought with their own money, but vehemently refused to share with a sibling, even in the least, and hand it over to the sibling that wants to play with it just a little.  Follow it up with, "You know the rule, If you can't share it, you can't have it.  I guess it's theirs now."   That's a face that will leave a lasting impression.  Utter shock and disbelief.  But, it puts things in perspective.  We hold things a lot less tightly in the future. The bottom line is, a lot of the things we think we OWN ...

When dogs give birth, they always give birth to dogs.  Sadly enough, same is true for cats.  Cattle breed more cattle.  Birds breed birds.  This is not a lightbulb moment for you, I'm assuming.  So, what's my point? What happens in the world of God's creation is also applicable to we humans as well.  Love breeds love.  Compassion breeds compassion.  And generosity breeds generosity. In late November and early December I challenged Crosspoint Church to outrageous generosity...to give away $30,000 to a local Non-Profit making a real difference in the lives of those in real need in our community, to adopt 100 families for Christmas and to give away 1,000's of hours of their time to serve others. The Result :  Crosspoint was up to the challenge and beyond.  Great!  Now what?  What happens when you embrace outrageous generosity?  Well, we're still finding out.  So far, here's what's happened.  The weekly giving ...