July 27 – Giving Without Return

Corey opens with a barbershop debate in Ohio about who holds the door for whom — and admits his own door-holding wasn't exactly selfless back then either. That's the honest thread of today's episode: what happens when you finally notice the motive underneath the good deed. He and Pastor Mike work through the Big Book's insistence that faith without self-sacrifice and unselfish action isn't much of a faith at all, plus Bill Wilson's own uncomfortable example — five dollars for a drunk in public, a quarter in the basket when nobody's watching. Along the way: why sitting down with a newcomer counts as giving even when they go back out the next day, William James on first-born and second-born souls, and Jesus' plain instruction in Luke to lend without expecting anything back. The stone for today: Real giving expects nothing back. Read today's full Daily Ripple at www.dailyripples.com — and we'd love to hear from you. Reach out any time at [email protected]. Giving without expectation | motives and ego | service and sponsorship | Christian recovery | 12-step faith | anonymity and humility | Big Book study | Luke 6 | sobriety devotional | addiction recovery