Michelangelo Rich but Miserly

In the New York Times, Frank Bruni writes:

The man who lavished his time and energy on many a Renaissance masterpiece did not lavish his money on many ...

Stephen King on the Power of Giving

Prolific author Stephen King made a speech at the Vassar College commencement on May 20, 2001. He entitled it "Scaring You to Action" and told ...

Israel's Temple Built on Brothers' Love

Belden Lane tells this Jewish legend: Time before time, when the world was young, two brothers shared a field and a mill, each night dividing the grain ...

Selfish Bird, Competitive Flock

It's easy to see why people like the sea gull. I've sat overlooking a craggy harbor and watched one. He exults in freedom. He thrusts his wings ...

Marriages Need Common Ground

"We were shocked to learn that 55 percent of all affairs begin at the office. The fact is, sharing goals pulls people together. Men and women grow ...

Givers Receive

I've been going to professional baseball games and trying to get a souvenir baseball as far back as I can remember. A foul ball, a home run ball, ...

Walter Payton’s Compassion

In August 1984, after ten seasons with the Chicago Bears as place kicker, Bob Thomas was notified by the Bears' management that he was being cut. ...

We Were Born to Give

In Run with the Horses, Eugene Peterson tells how he saw a family of birds teaching their young to fly. Three young swallows were perched on a dead branch ...

Giving Fifty Percent

A young family regularly sits behind my parents during morning worship. Every Sunday when the offering is taken, the father gives each of his children ...

Who Gets the First Piece?

When you carve the Thanksgiving turkey, give the first piece to the person who prepared it.