I’ve done well financially and will have a sizable estate when I die. My children are already very comfortable, while so many others are struggling. Is it wrong to leave my money to charity instead of to them?

—Wealthy and Wrestling

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Dear wealthy and wrestling,

Yours is a question that grapples with the moral purpose of money without ignoring the deepening disparities and inequalities that persist around us.

In a sermon (“What Is Money for?”), English Anglican priest Samuel Wells urges Christians to imagine not just what they can give, but also what kind of story they might want to live in. Directing your estate to efforts that build communion with........

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