Pay-What-You-Can Christianity
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- When you get asked to join a board of some non-profit, you're not being asked because someone wants to bestow an honor on you.
- The point of belonging to the board is to make a contribution to the well-being of the organization it oversees.
- You're not being asked to be solely responsible for the whole organization, just what you can do.
- At the SAME Cafe (So All May Eat) in Denver, Colorado, the owner asks you to pay what you can.
- Not a free lunch, but then again not a full-price lunch necessarily. You pay what you can afford.
- Much the same as being on a board; you do what you can do.
- When you think about it, most of us are not Bill Gates in terms of our respective net worth.
- So a homeless man going in SAME Cafe may only be able to afford a dollar for his meal.
- Or a non-profit board member may only be able to sell tickets or organize a committee.
- The point is to do what you can.
- What if Jesus asked us each to pay as if we had the same strength, insight, and ability as he does?
- Clearly, none of us could do that.
- We would be lost if that was expected. We'd be out on the street with no food. Or kicked off the board.