Bethlehem Lutheran Church

Recently we typed "three legged stool" into an internet search engine. You can imagine that we found stools of all sizes and shapes made out of a myriad of materials with a wide price range. What we didn't necessarily expect was the number of corporate references to this seemingly insignificant household item. From retirement plans to systems analysis to website design to McDonalds, folks are sharing a three-legged stool analogy in their work and life. We even found a young student asking the mathematical question why three legs are better than two or four (the answer isn't as technical as you might think!). And this was just on the first page of results from our search.

This lesson can be applied to our tithing. In our church-at Bethlehem-we have the opportunity to give a weekly offering. We have the challenge to give to an occasional capital campaign, like Share the Spirit. And we have the privilege to leave a legacy by giving to the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Foundation.

If you have any questions about the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Foundation, please contact a board member: Bill Fredell, Paul Hauge, Kathleen Hokemeir-Seim, Roy LaFayette, Naomi Staruch, Paul Steen, Dorothea Tenney or Pastor Chris Nelson.

You may say to yourself, my power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me. But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth... Deuteronomy 8:17-18.

I pray that I will never lose sight of this truth, Lord. All I have comes from you. Help me to hold all I have very lightly and may I always be ready to pass it along at your request.  Amen.