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There is an Irish legend about two feuding clans in medieval Ireland- the O’Neills and the O’Donnells. For generations, they were locked in a bitter cycle of attack and retaliation. Mortal enemies.

Eventually, one chieftain decided the bloodshed had to end.

He went to his enemy’s stronghold. Instead of arriving with soldiers at his back, he came alone. He pushe...


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There is an Irish legend about two feuding clans in medieval Ireland- the O’Neills and the O’Donnells. For generations, they were locked in a bitter cycle of attack and retaliation. Mortal enemies.

Eventually, one chieftain decided the bloodshed had to end.

He went to his enemy’s stronghold. Instead of arriving with soldiers at his back, he came alone. He pushe...


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Around this time, a visiting pastor preached on tithing and quizzed the congregation, as if he were speaking directly to me: “Well, ask yourself: would you rather go back to making less?”

I’m not a generous person by nature—are you?

For a long time, when I gave- to my church or charities, or even to loved ones- I did so guardedly. Today, less so. Maybe ...


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I’m not a generous person by nature—are you?

For a long time, when I gave- to my church or charities, or even to loved ones- I did so guardedly. Today, less so. Maybe it was my upbringing, or simply the way I was calibrated from birth, but generosity didn’t come naturally.

Psychologists sometimes call this anxiety “fear of poverty.” Whatever it was, it took time...


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