When Baptists realize they have sinned and are grappling with the right response to that sin, we call it âbeing under conviction.â A news article in the Marietta Daily Journal this past Tuesday reminded me of two times when I was convicted of not being a giver. I felt âcondemned at the bar of my own conscience,â as one theologian puts it.
The MDJ article reported on a speech by Acworth Mayor Tommy Allegood. At a Cobb County Chamber of Commerce gathering, Allegood encouraged business leaders to make giving a priority during the Christmas season. Acknowledging that Cobb County is already a giving community, the mayor challenged chamber members to dig a bit deeper this year to help the needy.