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Faithful: Faith Shares, Day 21

by David Joynt on January 26, 2019

Faithful: Faith Shares, Day 21

REINHOLD NIEBUHR | “Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. “

Legacy gifts express faith in a unique way. They require faith in a future we cannot control and will not see from within the context of this earthly life. Our VPC Foundation, under the direction of our Session, does a great job as the stewards of legacy bequests, investing strategically in our work and mission. These investments unite the generations, for the current trustees act on behalf of previous givers to bring about future Kingdom effects. Their actions unite the past, present, and future and display our belief in the communion of saints. This communion connects heaven and earth, overcoming the ravages of time, and pointing toward the ultimate reunion of all faithful generations in the Kingdom of God. 

Pray for our VPC Trustees and Session.

What do you make of Reinhold Niebuhr’s quote?

 

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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