I saw a post yesterday by Billy Connoly berating the phenomenon of “performative charity”. He describes seeing someone giving food to a homeless person, at the same time taking a selfie to upload their virtuous deed to social media. I didn’t even realise that was a thing. Ugh!
What a contrast to the advice of Jesus – “when you give to someone in need, don’t even let your left hand know what your right hand is doing”.
This week we continue exploring the new testament letter of James, and we find he too has a lot to say about doing good works. But when it comes to performative charity, he’s even more scathing than the Big Yin.
Join us this Sunday, 28th July, at 10:30am. 58 High St, Auchterarder, or via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7209731710.
Wednesday Evening
Our midweek Zoom gatherings have been taking a summer recess, but now it’s the countdown for a re-start in August, when we’ll be looking at Series 4 of The Chosen. Join us for a chance to catch up, learn together, share our news, and pray. 8pm every Wednesday from 1 August onwards