The Possessor Becomes the Possessed

The poor man seeks money and has it not; a man asks for bread, and your horse champs gold under his teeth. And precious ornaments delight you, although ...

A Sermon to the Rich

From a sermon to the rich:

That bread which you keep, belongs to the hungry; that coat which you preserve in your wardrobe, to the naked; those shoes which ...

Share Everything

Do not turn your back on the needy, but share everything with your brother and call nothing your own. For if you have what is eternal in common, how much ...

The Telltale Sign of a False Teacher

False teachers invite people to come to the Master's table because of what's on it, not because they love the Master.

No Way to Live

To consider persons and events and situations only in the light of their effect upon myself is to live on the doorstep of hell.

A Stolen Throne

Sin has many manifestations but its essence is one. A moral being, created to worship before the throne of God, sits on the throne of his own selfhood ...

The Generation of the Self

While evangelicals reject "unbiblical Narcissism," there is little remorse today for the sinful self; prime concern centers, rather, on self-potential, ...

Self-Indulgence: Enemy of Gratitude

Self-indulgence is the enemy of gratitude, and self-discipline usually its friend and generator. That is why gluttony is a deadly sin. The early desert ...

MasterCard Mentality

Christians, of all people, should understand that the MasterCard mentality is not the way to master life. The pattern Jesus established was one of deferring ...

Shame on Selfishness!

Selfishness consists in dethroning reason from the seat of government and enthroning blind desire in opposition to it. Selfishness is always and by necessity ...