The lost lesson of stewardship
Reprinted from The Daily Montanan, July 3
A new – and old – accusation keeps popping up these days. “You are just one of those Montanans who wants to come to paradise, and once you have your little piece of it, just lock the gate behind you. How can you justify that?”
Well, quite easily. I was raised and imbued with the doctrine of “stewardship.” Actually, it was the second commandment in our family, right after, “Honor your father and mother.”