The passage (Mark 12:41–44) about the poor widow who put “everything she had” in the temple treasury was among the lectionary readings a few weeks ago, and it’s a frequent text for stewardship sermons ...

The widow has become rich in her poverty while the rich grow poorer by cushioning their lives from reality and the special dignity the poor have with one another in their mutual need.

The widow's mistaken offering? The passage (Mark 12:41–44) about the poor widow who put “everything she had” in the temple treasury was among the lectionary readings a few weeks ago, and it’s a ...

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The widow, like Jesus, was offering her poverty to God as her empty hands awaited the rush of grace that is God’s own self-emptying love in return.

The story of the poor widow in St Luke 21:1-4 presents a powerful, humbling and deeply inspiring lesson, especially at this time of year. In this passage, Jesus observes how the widow, with her ...

Widows, orphans, and sojourners are singled out among the poor for their lack of social status—they were uniquely vulnerable, and thus, deserved special attention.

Mark 12:41-44 reads: "And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Someone attending a church service in Charlotte Sunday left behind an offering that has some recalling the story of Jesus and the widow's offering. The gift was a handful of ...

In the basement of a small house in Eighteenth-street resides a very poor and industrious American widow, who, when able, supports herself principally by binding gaiters for shoe dealers; but much ...

From the Gospel: The widow’s offering We are called to a love that is sacrificial, a service that costs us something real ...