Businessman's Life Goal Is to Give Away His Fortune

At 84, Tom White has almost achieved his life's goal—to give away his entire fortune. White is a Boston businessman who has given away $75 million. ...

Hands-On Approach to Philanthropy Increases Giving

Kenneth Behring seemed to have everything. He was affluent and generous. But something transformed him during a trip to Vietnam in 2000. The retired construction ...

John Stott on Materialism

Comfort is dangerous, and we should constantly be re-examining our lifestyle. The New Testament is beautifully balanced on this. Paul avoids both extremes, ...

Giving Campaign Leads to Greed Fest

Generosity may not always be a good thing. Kevin Shelton, nicknamed "Money Man," a wealthy real estate investor in St. Petersburg, Florida, ...

John Wesley Testified to Faith Even in Death

Witnessing to the holy love of God was always in John Wesley's mind. Even in death.

Here was a man who had preached more than 45,000 sermons, traveled ...

Man Feeds Enemies in Prison

In 1938, in a Russian prison, about 250 miserable men were herded together in one small cell. Among them was David Braun.

Soon David became aware of a ...

Sam Houston's Pocketbook Baptized

On the wall of President Lyndon Johnson's White House office hung a framed letter written by General Sam Houston to Johnson's great-grandfather, ...

Giving What You Cannot Keep

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."

Why Birds Cling to Their Perches

In her book 9 Steps to Financial Freedom, Suze Orman writes about a time when she was in Mexico. There was a merchant who was selling parrots: they weren't ...

Family Sacrifices Cable TV to Support Church

Pastor and author Bob Russell writes:

Jackie Nelson gave a moving testimony years ago that I've often repeated. Jackie said, "I am a single mother ...