Like most of you, I marvel at not only the magnitude of the challenges and uncertainties we face right now, but also the speed with which they came upon us. The pandemic, a faltering economy, severe unemployment, and societal upheaval on several levels gives us much to be concerned about, grieved about, and puzzled about

I was recently talking with a good friend about approaches to funding ministry. Some have a “crisis approach”—going from need to need. But, we agreed that the better way is to develop a stewardship/generosity culture instead. You could say that a scarcity mentality versus one of abundance is related to these approaches.

It has been an exciting week as we officially revealed our new name, logo, and website on Monday, October 29. The Orchard Foundation and The Alliance Development Fund are now Serving the Kingdom Together as Orchard Alliance.  If you haven’t seen it already, you can click here to view our announcement video to learn more.

The Ten Commandments and the Bible make it obvious that the Lord places a great emphasis on putting important agreements in writing. The important agreements we put in writing include marriage licenses, loan agreements, business contracts, and more. But when it comes to writing our Last Will and Testament, we tend to put it off year after year.