See What You Have

If Danny Simpson had known more about guns, he might not have needed to rob the bank. But in 1990, in Ottawa, Canada, this 24-year-old went to jail, and ...

Test of Materialism

"The real point of materialism is not how much we have, but what has us. It's not what we hold, but how tightly we hold it. Not what we have, ...

Pursuit of Happiness

In Dangers, Toils & Snares, John Ortberg writes:

When we take our children to the shrine of the Golden Arches, they always lust for the meal that comes ...

Reading Your Obituary

In literature the story is told of a man who opens a newspaper and discovers the date on the newspaper is six months in advance of the time he lives. ...

White Collar Thieves

A number of people from my church had gone out for dinner, and as we each put in our money to pay the bill, one person told a story that reveals much ...

Freed from Greed

When a fourth-century desert Egyptian monk named Macarius returned to his monastic cell one day, he found a thief stealing the few possessions he owned. ...

Bitter Envy

There is an ancient tale about two people, one of whom was envious of the other. The envious person was once given an opportunity to ask a favor from ...

Can't Take It with You

In All Is Calm, Donna Schaper writes:

There we were, two twenty-eight-year-olds in love, on the rim of the Grand Canyon on New Year's Eve. As we watched ...

Two Reasons for Sinning

Sin arises when things that are a minor good are pursued as though they were goals in life. If money or affection or power are sought in disproportionate, ...

The Strength of John Calvin

The strength of that heretic [Calvin] consisted in this, that money never had the slightest charm for him. If I had such servants my dominion would extend ...