God is so incredibly good to us. A short list of some of his most important gifts include the coming of Jesus, his death for the forgivenesss of sin, his resurrection and the promise of eternal life in a New Creation, the gift of his Spirit renewing us now, Christian community, family, friends, our daily bread...and did we mention the gift of life itself? At BRC we believe in what God is doing in the world - that he is making all things new - and we want to be part of it. So we invest our time, creativity, vision and, yes, money. We do it out of gratitude, and because the mission requires it. Some Christians use a "tithe" or 10% of their income as a guideline. But there are no rules, not in this "new covenant" we have with God - just generous love flowing our way and his way and out into the world.