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Demise of Butterflies Results from Our Lifestyle

Monarch butterflies are of one of God's most delicate and durable creatures. Every October they begin their journey from the U.S. and Canada, arriving ...


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Contentment Is the Secret to 80-year Marriage

Since John Betar and Ann Shawah said "I do" back on November 25th, 1932, they have weathered many storms, but they still greet each morning ...


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Brazilian Man 'Victim' of 'Pathological Generosity'

In September 2013, a man in Brazil developed what doctors called "pathological generosity." In an article published in the journal Neuroscience, ...


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John Ortberg Tries to Teach His Daughter about Money

John Ortberg writes:

When our kids were little, we put them on the envelope system. When we gave them an allowance, they would put it in envelopes labeled ...


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Churches in India Practice Radical Generosity

Churches in the northeastern Indian state of Mizoram have a beautiful phrase to express the way they give to God—"Buhfai Tham.'" It ...


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Financial Leaders Have Lost Their Moral Compass

An online survey conducted by New York law firm Labaton Sucharow of 250 financial professionals revealed the following:

  • 52 percent felt it likely their competitors had engaged in unethical or illegal activity to gain a market edge.

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Studies Show Happiness Found in 'Buying Experiences'

Does money really buy happiness? Studies by a generation of behavioral scientists show that material goods usually don't deliver lasting happiness. ...


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African Church Demonstrates Cheerful Giving

Christian leader Gordon MacDonald shared the following story about how God transformed him from "giving as merely an institutional obligation" ...


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Shoeshine Man Donates $200,000

Albert Lexie is a shoe-shine man. For the last 30 years, Albert has set up shop in Pittsburgh's Children Hospital and knocked the dirt off other people's ...


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Wood Ticks and the Disease of 'More'

Nancy Ortberg tells the story about how their family dog, a golden retriever named Baxter, would get covered with ticks. So after doing some research ...


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