The Responsibility of Giving

Suppose you have an important package to send to someone who needs it. You take it to an overnight delivery service. What would you think if, instead ...

Our Riches Must Not Be Hoarded

The Bible doesn't mind prosperity; it just insists that it be shared.

—Jim Wallis, quoted by Heidi Husted in her sermon "Stewards of Just ...

Tithing Illustration Using Apples

Texts: Exodus 23:16, Exodus 23:19, 2 Chronicles 31:5

Principle: We should give God the first and best of all that we have.

Objects: 9 red apples, 1 Golden ...

Money: The Root of All Things

There are many things in life that are more important than money. And they all cost money.

—Fred Allen, CNN.com

Divorced Couple Splits House in Half

Simon and Chana Taub seem to agree on only one thing: The house is mine.

The couple wants a divorce, but both of them refuse to move out of their New York ...

Little Girl's Interesting Error

As a pastor, I occasionally have members leave notes or offerings on my desk for various reasons. A 12-year-old member of our church recently left a five-dollar ...

Husband Realizes His Own Selfishness

Dave Goet z writes in Death by Suburb:

I've asked my wife through the years to support me in different ventures. When we were first married, I was ...

Investing in Vice

As of 2006, the stock market boasts 150 mutual funds that designate themselves as "socially responsible." This means that investments are only ...

Pete Rose Sells His Apology

In his autobiography in 2004, Pete Rose finally admitted that he bet on baseball games while employed as manager of the Cincinnati Reds—an infraction ...

CEO Focused on Materialistic Competition

Peggy Noonan describes an encounter with an American CEO:

I am talking with the head of a mighty American corporation. We're in his window-lined office, ...