tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post2824140277700356436..comments2023-10-17T06:08:27.032-05:00Comments on Grantian Florilegium: Answering Critics through Kingdom Givinggileskirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11546229381528820614noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-78968207164671540262007-10-14T22:57:00.000-05:002007-10-14T22:57:00.000-05:00That would be awesome, if the church cared enough ...That would be awesome, if the church cared enough about its members and those in need, and took care of it.<BR/><BR/>And those quotes are great. I agree with White. A church that does not invest in world missions is not very well focused. Not lost, but definitely in need of reprioritization.<BR/><BR/>Bradybprhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00215711616610731958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-48491892409294208372007-10-12T14:38:00.000-05:002007-10-12T14:38:00.000-05:00...and by God in Deuteronmy!Thanks! Looking throug......and by God in Deuteronmy!<BR/><BR/>Thanks! Looking through my copy now...Johnny!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10314962226900234185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-64045192668961009582007-10-12T13:44:00.000-05:002007-10-12T13:44:00.000-05:00Johnny: That one is really, really old--from the m...Johnny: That one is really, really old--from the mid-eighties. It was a study conducted by then-Congressman Jack Kemp. I used the reference in my first book, <I>Bringing in the Sheaves.</I><BR/><BR/>Interestingly, the idea is not new to America or to the era of Reaganomics. It was suggested by Thomas Chalmers in the 19th century, by Jan Amos Comenius in the 18th century, by Cotton Mather in the 17th century, by John Calvin in the 16th, and...well, you get the idea.gileskirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11546229381528820614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-5922099615161129152007-10-12T13:11:00.000-05:002007-10-12T13:11:00.000-05:00Dr. Grant, may I semi-hijack this post to ask a qu...Dr. Grant, may I semi-hijack this post to ask a question?<BR/><BR/>I remember you speaking once about how Christian giving could eliminate the need for government welfare. You referred to a Congressional subcommittee's study. I'm racking my brain trying to remember where I heard you say that.<BR/><BR/>So, what was that study again?Johnny!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10314962226900234185noreply@blogger.com