1.0The Welcome Tablehttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/welcometableMargaret Blair Younghttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/welcometable/author/welcometable/Charity: It's Not Usually Money.rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="90noOd2Dd9"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/welcometable/2023/11/charity-rarely-comes-in-coins/">Charity: It’s Not Usually Money.</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/welcometable/2023/11/charity-rarely-comes-in-coins/embed/#?secret=90noOd2Dd9" width="600" height="338" title="“Charity: It’s Not Usually Money.” — The Welcome Table" data-secret="90noOd2Dd9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/313/2022/08/companions-say-goodbye.jpg661567Any of us who have worked in charitable endeavors have learned that good intentions are not enough for our offerings to meet  actual needs. Our years Many of us have donated thousands of dollars to "charity" and then have learned that the money was pocketed by someone else.