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Jesus once asked a simple, almost practical question: “Which of you, wanting to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost?” (Luke 14:28). Before you build anything that matters, you stop and think about where it’s headed.

Every January, and often again midyear, church leaders ask a very practical question: Do we really have to issue a charitable contribution statement for every gift? What if a visitor drops a one-time $10 check in the offering plate—are we required to send a receipt?

The greatest thing we can give our children is not money, opportunity, or even security. It is a clear understanding that Jesus Christ is their only hope—and that a life lived apart from Him, no matter how successful it may appear, is ultimately a wasted life.