Actor Alan Alda on Happiness

"It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It's only necessary to be rich." —Actor Alan Alda

An African Proverb on Doublemindedness

"The man who tries to walk two roads will split his pants."

A Pastor Gives His Library to God

Randy Alcorn, author of The Treasure Principle, learned firsthand about losing and gaining possessions, and about heavenly priorities:

Back when I was ...

C. S. Lewis on Loving God First

At the end of a long letter, C. S. Lewis wrote: "When I have learnt to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest better ...

Worshiping God Better Than Super Bowl

John Burrough, retired NFL star, reflects on his 1998 Super Bowl experience:

In the middle of all the explosions and hoopla and hype, all I could think ...

Money Manager's Priorities Shift

During the 13 years Peter Lynch was the manager of the Fidelity Magellan Fund, Magellan was the top-ranked general equity fund. Time called Lynch the ...

Too Busy to Be Rescued

A friend said mournfully the other day that he'd lived his life like the Professor on "Gilligan's Island." While he found time to fashion ...

Time with Dad Worth More Than Money

A number of years ago, Dr. Robert Schuller was on a whirlwind book promotion tour, visiting eight cities in four days. It was an exhausting schedule in ...

Lifestyle Worth More Than Profit

At the great market in Mexico City, an old native named Pota-lamo had twenty strings of onions hanging for sale.

An American tourist asked him, "How ...

Linebacker Chris Spielman Helps Wife

When Chris Spielman played for the Buffalo Bills, he was everything a middle linebacker should be: tough, strong and smart, with passion, total commitment, ...