No "I" in the Lord's Prayer

You cannot pray the Lord's Prayer and even once say "I."

You cannot pray the Lord's Prayer and even once say "My."

Nor can you ...

C. S. Lewis on the Difference Between Love and Unselfishness

If you asked twenty good men today what they thought the highest of the virtues, nineteen of them would reply Unselfishness. But if you asked almost any ...

More Blessed to Give

It is more blessed to give than to receive, and therefore less blessed to receive than to give.

Faith Should Bless Others

If our faith does not touch people with love it's selfish, a blessing only to us.

When the Hour of Danger Comes

Christ kept himself from suffering till his hour had come, but when it did come he met it as a free man, seized it, and mastered it. We are not Christ, ...

Lessons in Unselfishness

What does the Lord do to help broaden my horizons and assist me in seeing how selfish I am? Very simple: He gives me four busy kids who step on shoes, ...

Bigheartedness Turned Small

The widest thing in the universe is not space; it is the potential capacity of the human heart. Being made in the image of God, it is capable of almost ...

The Other Spurgeon

One day I was jogging in the forest near my house when a question popped into my mind: What about John Spurgeon?

I admit, not many people are losing sleep ...

Giving from the Piggy Bank

In our town's elementary school at the beginning of the year, the school secretary routinely collects the lunch money from the new kindergartners. ...

The Blessings of Charity

He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again and ten times more.