Years ago I read a story told about Abe Lincoln and his boys. The boys were both crying and a neighbor asked Abe what the problem was. And Abe answered, "The same problem that is wrong with the whole world. I have three walnuts, and each of my boys wants two." That sort of hits the nail on the head doesn't it? And it kind of makes us all want to squirm. We all want more than we've got. We all want the larger share. No sooner do we get something than we find someone who has one bigger or better or with a few more extras. And we want that, too.

Why are we like that? What is it about Money that makes us act that way? Well, that's some of what we're going to explore today because what we think about money shapes everything we understand about Stewardship?

I'll be up front so there's no mista…