Speaking of spending priorities, we had "Stewardship Sunday" a few weeks ago where the Chair of the Stewardship Committee gave a speech about how important it is to make an annual pledge to the church and to actually give real cash.

During his speech he said (and I'm doing my best to quote from memory):

There was a time when my wife and I spent more on vacations than we did on tithing to our Church. There was a time when my wife spent more on new clothes than we gave to the Church. There was a time when my wife and I spent more on alcohol than we gave to the church.

Long pregnant pause as he starred at the ceiling.

I really miss that time in our lives!
The entire congregation was in stitches. :grin: