Little Girl's Interesting Error

As a pastor, I occasionally have members leave notes or offerings on my desk for various reasons. A 12-year-old member of our church recently left a five-dollar ...

Chesterton on Getting Money

To be clever enough to get a great deal of money, one must be stupid enough to want it.

Man Too Wealthy to Tithe

D. James Kennedy tells a story of a man who came to Peter Marshall, former chaplain of the Unites States Senate, with a concern about tithing. He said: ...

Hoarding Child Has No Fun

Kevin Harney tells the following story in his book, Seismic Shifts:

A little boy sat on the floor of the church nursery with a red rubber ball in each ...

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 ...

Tithe Tied Up in Brooms

A church member stopped the pastor and angrily complained that the church had purchased five new brooms—an expenditure that he thought was completely ...

Giving Now

A preacher paid a visit to a farmer and asked, "If you had 200 dollars, would you give 100 dollars to the Lord?

"Sure would," said the farmer.

Stiffing God

When we eat out, most of us expect to tip the waiter or waitress 15 percent. When we suggest 10 percent as a minimum church offering, some folks are aghast. ...

Time and Money

My time is as much mine as my money. If I don't let everybody else spend my money, I'm not going to let them spend my time.

Offering-Plate IOUs

Head usher, to the pastor: "Your stewardship sermons are improving. Still no money, but a lot more IOUs."