But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.” Psalm 31:14
On Sunday, May 16 th, 2010, the Wall Street Journal had an article about nonprofits spying on people in order to secure their money. They told of tactics such as data-mining software that help find wealthy individuals who have shown prior interest in your work or work like yours so you can casually meet them and befriend them in order to one day land the big gift. It is interesting that one of the summary statements of one of the fundraisers was that it is all about establishing relationships at the point of service. Those who are trying to find money for nonprofits know that they need to establish a relationship with you in order to “get” your money. It seems, once again, that our culture gets it wrong. Their narcissism has made relationship all about themselves. We are being trained to have relationships for our benefit, to take your money rather than for loving you and showing you Christ. In fact, the article went on to say this: “ When your favorite non-profit isn’t busy saving...