We Were Born to Give

In Run with the Horses, Eugene Peterson tells how he saw a family of birds teaching their young to fly. Three young swallows were perched on a dead branch ...

Surprised by the Answer

We were in need of passage money to return to our work in Switzerland. In faith, we set a date that the children and I began "praying towards." We contemplated ...

A Really Stupid Stick-Up

True story from our dim-witted criminals department:

A man walked into a convenience store, put a $20 bill on the counter and asked for change. When the ...

Pictures, not Money

A dad is a fellow who has replaced the currency in his wallet with snapshots of his family.

Root of All Evil

Once the longing for money comes, the longing also comes for what money can give: superfluities, nice rooms, luxuries at table, more clothes, fans and ...

The Origin of Simony

Simon Magus

First Century A.D.

Simon Magus set the precedent for the misuse of money that has plagued the Church for two millennia. His practice of sorcery ...

The Indulgence Huckster

The Indulgence Huckster

(1500s)

Johann Tetzel was a monk with a mission. He was to oversee the sale of indulgences--promises of divine forgiveness for the ...

Money Makes a Mess

Money is the root of every mess you can think of. Anyone who lives for money is surely missing the best things in life. There's satisfaction in doing, ...

Wealth in Poverty

Old debt accompanied our new marriage. Income from Peter's free-lance job was unpredictable. As Christmas approached and other couples were buying ...

Christ's Question

The world asks, "What does a man own?"; Christ asks, 'How does he use it?