Wealth Doesn't Equal Blessing

There is no way, if you take the whole counsel of God's Word, that you can equate riches or material things as a sign of God's blessing.

The Unselfish Archbishop

When John Chrysostom became archbishop of Constantinople, he sold expensive works of art his predecessors had acquired. He refused to give lavish dinner ...

No Success without God

Nothing fails quite so totally as success without God.

Happiness Is...

There is a fairy story about a wealthy merchant, loaded with riches, who was in despair. He wondered why. He asked his companions how he could find happiness. ...

Can't Buy Heaven

Money will buy a bed but not sleep; books but not brains; food but not appetite; finery but not beauty; a house but not a home; medicine but not health; ...

Disappointment in America

The main emotion of the adult American who has had all the advantages of wealth, education, and culture is disappointment.

Gambling with Big Money

On February 26, 1995, Barings, the oldest bank in Britain, announced it was seeking bankruptcy protection after losing nearly one billion dollars in a ...

Frozen in Greed

Clovis Chappell wrote in his book of sermons Feminine Faces:

"When Pompeii was being excavated, there was found a body that had been embalmed by the ...

No Loose Strings

We must face the fact that many today are notoriously careless in their living. This attitude finds its way into the church. We have liberty, we have ...

The Love of Money ...

We have created an affluence that has permeated every working sector of the United States. [On the strength of that security,] we have been able to sweep ...