"I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare. In other words, if our expenditure of comforts, luxuries, amusements, etc., is up to the standard common among those with the same income as our own, we are probably giving away too little. If our charities do not at all pinch or hamper us, I should say they are too small. There ought to be things we should like to do and cannot do because our charities expenditure excludes them."
-C.S. Lewis Mere Christianity-
I'm not posting this to say everyone should live in complete depravity, or to make everyone assume I give until it hurts. This quote just got me to thinkin' this afternoon. Typical after C.S. Lewis reads.
What are your thoughts?
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