Wealth Doesn't Bring Contentment

In his autobiography Just As I Am, Billy Graham recalls a story demonstrating that true greatness is not defined by wealth or fame, but by character.

Some ...

Wealth Irrelevant to Contentment

Contentment comes not so much from great wealth as from few wants.

Blessed to Be Content

It is more blessed to give than to receive, but then it is also more blessed to be able to do without than to have to have.

Where Do We Find Contentment?

John Rosemond, a funny nationally syndicated columnist—and also a family psychologist—likes to take unusual informal polls of parents. Whenever ...

Content with God's Timing

In his autobiography, Buck O'Neill tells of being a black man who played professional baseball before African-Americans were allowed to play in the all-white ...

Power of Contentment

I heard a story some time ago called "The Stonecutter."

Once upon a time, a stonecutter lived all alone. Though he had acquired great skills, ...

Pursuit of Happiness

In Dangers, Toils & Snares, John Ortberg writes:

When we take our children to the shrine of the Golden Arches, they always lust for the meal that comes ...

Bitter Envy

There is an ancient tale about two people, one of whom was envious of the other. The envious person was once given an opportunity to ask a favor from ...

Can't Take It with You

In All Is Calm, Donna Schaper writes:

There we were, two twenty-eight-year-olds in love, on the rim of the Grand Canyon on New Year's Eve. As we watched ...

Content with God's Gifts

One story tells of a mother and son who lived in a forest. One day when they were out a tornado surprised them.

The mother clung to a tree and tried to ...