I thought wealth would bring joy—God showed me love is life’s true treasure. I’ve never been poor a day in my life, just rich in what really matters.
A Rich Life
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The Prison of Want
Come with me to the most populated prison in the world. The facility has more inmates than bunks. More prisoners than plates. More residents than resources.Come with me to the world's most oppressive prison. Just ask the inmates; they will tell you. They are...
Real Wealth
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where...
The Fleeting Nature of Wealth
"Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle." - Proverbs 23:5Macarius was born in 300 AD in Upper Egypt. He was a disciple of St. Anthony and founder of a monastic community in the Scetic...
Living on a Higher Standard
The first job God gave humans was to manage and take care of God's "stuff" on earth. This role has never been rescinded. It is a part of our purpose today. Everything we enjoy is to be treated as a trust that God has placed in our ands. The Bible says, "What do you...
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Earlier this century, Mr. Schwab, the President and major shareholder of the giant Bethlehem Steel Corporation in America, had given away millions of dollars. He had bequeathed schools, churches and hospitals, and gave $2 million for a home for orphaned and crippled...
Switching Values
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him." -- 1 John 2:15I heard an interesting story recently.Two men apparently broke into a department store one night for some mischief.Only they...
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