http://otiumsanctum.com Christianity, Faith, Spirituality, Life & the Bible Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:10:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/12/13/gods-economy-generosity-part-4-2/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/12/13/gods-economy-generosity-part-4-2/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:36:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/12/04/gods-economy-generosity-part-4-2/ “Generosity is decidedly irreligious, springing up spontaneously and with great effect in pagan and priest alike. So to be generous is not to be Christian. But to be Christian is to be generous…Christian faith awakens or gives birth to good works. The idea that a Christian, a follower of Jesus, can exist without being or [...] Related posts:

1. God's Economy – Generosity (part 2)
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]]> http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/12/13/gods-economy-generosity-part-4-2/feed/ 0 http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/12/12/gods-economy-generosity-part-3-its-in-your-jeans-i-mean-genes/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/12/12/gods-economy-generosity-part-3-its-in-your-jeans-i-mean-genes/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:34:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/12/03/gods-economy-generosity-part-3-its-in-your-jeans-i-mean-genes/ Research has indicated that generosity (or for those of a more scientific disposition – Altruism) is directed related to your genes?! Yes it is apparently that simple. “Gene tests revealed those who had certain variants of a gene called AVPR1a were on average nearly 50% more likely to give money away.” BBC News report According [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/12/12/gods-economy-generosity-part-3-its-in-your-jeans-i-mean-genes/feed/ 0 http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/12/09/gods-economy-generosity-part-2-2/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/12/09/gods-economy-generosity-part-2-2/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:57:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/12/03/gods-economy-generosity-part-2-2/ “GREED, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, IS GOOD” (Michael Douglas who played unscrupulous corporate raider, Gordon Gekko, in the 1987 American film “Wall Street”, directed by Oliver Stone and portrayed the excesses of the 80s. The word “Greed” has such negative connotations, and I’m sure not many of us would chose to be labelled [...] Related posts:

1. In God's Economy – Generosity (part 1)
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God's Economy – Generosity (Part 4)

God's Economy – Generosity (part 2)

God's Economy – Generosity (Part 3) It's in your jeans…I mean Genes!

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