David P. Gray, Sr. I’m not quite sure where the idea came from that being a believer somehow meant that everything was going to work out the way WE want it to. I can tell you that this idea didn’t come from the scriptures. If someone told you that if you just had enough faith then all your dreams, wishes, and even prayers would come true — they lied to you. And I’m sorry they did that because it’s a misrepresentation of the gospel message. At its core the idea that following

By: David P. Gray This article originally appeared at https://medium.com/@davidpgray/of-mites-men-8946c81c9849 and has been reprinted here by permission. If you are a regular church attender you are probably very familiar with the story of the widow offering up her two mites in the temple treasury. As a pastor for many years, this was kind of a “go-to” story to inspire giving among the congregation. “And He sat down opposite the treasury, and began observing how the people we