{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Greater Northwest Area | News","provider_url":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news","author_name":"GNW Communications","author_url":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/author\/gnwcomm\/","title":"The offering that preached back - Greater Northwest Area | News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"V2lKWybsXm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/the-offering-that-preached-back\/\">The offering that preached back<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/the-offering-that-preached-back\/embed\/#?secret=V2lKWybsXm\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The offering that preached back&#8221; &#8212; Greater Northwest Area | News\" data-secret=\"V2lKWybsXm\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/offering.jpg","thumbnail_width":480,"thumbnail_height":640,"description":"In a reflection, Pastor Scott Rosekrans shares that a man experiencing homelessness quietly placed coins into the offering during a recent worship service, echoing Jesus\u2019 words about the widow\u2019s mite\u2014giving not from abundance, but from need. He writes that in that simple act, compassion, faith, and generosity met, reminding us that grace often comes from unexpected places."}