I rarely mention money in my writing, so no complaints that I am turning into a money-grubbing Evangelical preacher. 🙂 Until I can pay CASH for a new Learjet, I am poor and need your donations. 🙂 I have always operated under the notion, Freely give, freely receive. That said, it does take money to operate this blog. Further, to quote the Bible, The laborer is worthy of his hire (1 Timothy 5:18, Luke 10:7). Any money you send my way is greatly appreciated.
Donations are always welcome. You may donate in one of three ways:
- Snail mail (Bruce Gerencser, PO Box 183, Ney, Ohio 43549)
- Patreon (This is best for making recurring donations.)
- PayPal (This is best for single or recurring donations.)
- Credit card donation via Stripe.
Keep in mind I must pay taxes on every donation I receive. This reduces every donation by at least 20%.
Whether you can send money my way or not, you are always welcome on this blog. My goal has never been to make money off this site, but I do appreciate every donation, big or small. Over the years, I have received one-time donations as large as $1,000 and as small as a dollar. All of it spends, right? I spent much of my life listening to preachers beg for money, even when they didn’t need it. You will not see such behavior from me. I will shutter this site before I have to resort to panhandling for Satan. 🙂
My partner, Polly, and I are facing a short-term financial problem. First, we have not yet recovered financially from both of us having major surgery in 2024. Polly was off work for almost three months, and this led to increased credit use.
Second, Polly started receiving Social Security last year, while still working. This led to a $6,000 overpayment, which she now has to pay back. Under Biden, we only had to pay ten percent of her check amount until the overage was paid in full. Trump raised the repayment percentage to fifty percent! Now that hurts a bit. 🙁 Polly could apply for a reduced repayment percentage, but the government requires an intrusive amount of information about your finances, including account numbers. I told Polly, “We can’t trust the government with all this information,” so we will have to cut both our discretionary and non-discretionary spending. We can do it, as we have for most of our lives.
Thank you for your kindness and support.
Bruce Gerencser, 68, lives in rural Northwest Ohio with his wife of 47 years. He and his wife have six grown children and sixteen grandchildren. Bruce pastored Evangelical churches for twenty-five years in Ohio, Texas, and Michigan. Bruce left the ministry in 2005, and in 2008 he left Christianity. Bruce is now a humanist and an atheist.
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