Free To Give: Abounding in the Grace of Giving

"It is better to give than receive," is a well-known aphorism, but one facing increasing push-back in our me-first age of entitlement and self-interest. Nevertheless, it is the undoubted and unanimous experience of most of us, that there is true joy in giving.*Free To Give* then, comes as a refreshing collection of potent, sometimes poignant essays on the joy and the freedom we have to give. The writers are all well-known exponents of the Gospel of Grace. Writers from Paul Young ("The Shack") to Francois du Toit ("The Mirror Bible") explain that freely as we have been given, by God, so freely we are enabled and inclined to give.Steve McVey ("Quantum Life," Quantum Prayer" and "Quantum Faith") writes: "A general approach to giving would cause a person to take inventory of what they have and ask God what part they should give. A grace approach is very different. Grace-giving begins with the recognition that there are no limits with God. If we use the metric of ordinary logic, we can give more than we hold in our hands."I love this book for all it teaches about how life-affirming giving is! Every one of the contributors shows us how to take the grudge out of giving, as well as to really live in the fulness of grace - for us and for our brothers and sisters, whoever they may be. Church people, especially, need to buy and read this selection of wise observations!

The modern church has so impacted believers with a poverty spirit and compelled giving that many find it difficult to truly be cheerful givers! This book presents a wonderfully wholesome and grace-filled view of the giving God and our response.

Free to Give is a refreshing take on the concept of generosity. For those of us who have graduated from religiosity this collection of works by numerous best-selling authors provides a framework to re-imagine the art and blessing of giving.