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fast cash

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on February 1st, 2013 | 10 responses

About 30 miles outside of Washington, DC, Heather Kelly noticed what looked like “a snow globe of cash” on Interstate Highway 270. An armored truck had failed to secure its rear door, and the money was airborne. Roughly... read more »

when giving isn’t helping

Posted by roxanne robbins on December 12th, 2012 | 5 responses

Street kids populate most intersections in Uganda’s capital city Kampala. I know many of the children by name, and when I’m stopped in traffic they regularly congregate at my car to talk and laugh with me. As much as I... read more »

food that satisfies

Posted by K. T. Sim on November 10th, 2012 | no responses

Why do you work? This question was part of a lifestyle survey used to determine the happiness of workers. If you think my answer reflected a grandiose, altruistic perspective on how my labor improves the economic betterment... read more »

treasuring god

Posted by winn collier on October 27th, 2012 | no responses

Rumors have swirled and intrigue abounded over the life and bank accounts of Huguette Clark, the reclusive heiress of a vast copper mine fortune. Though she owned mansions, exclusive estates, and posh New York high-rise... read more »

elusive and illusive

Posted by K. T. Sim on September 7th, 2012 | 2 responses

Solomon laid out the yardsticks of success in ancient Jewish society: wealth, honor, possessions, a very large family, and a very long life (Ecclesiastes 6:2-3). Today, a large family and long life would be deemed by some as... read more »

a destructive god

Posted by sheridan voysey on August 3rd, 2012 | 2 responses

There are two essential spiritual truths that we ignore at our peril. The first is that a variety of “gods” seek our allegiance. The second is that we take on the qualities of the gods we worship. Jesus described money... read more »

money matters

Posted by pohfangchia on August 1st, 2012 | 6 responses

I was looking at my bank account recently. The dismal amount led me to think about how I could grow my money. You know, as someone in my mid-30s, I ought to have a healthy sum stashed away for rainy days, right? The next... read more »

earthly loss, heavenly gain

Posted by K. T. Sim on July 27th, 2012 | 6 responses

What is the most valuable thing in your life? Some would say family—a spouse, children or parent. Others would list career, education or material possessions. Those struggling with sickness would likely say that health... read more »

no other god

Posted by sheridan voysey on July 23rd, 2012 | 6 responses

In his fascinating book, Modes of Faith, Theodore Ziolkowski reviews the lives of 19th-century European writers who had lost faith in God. What Ziolkowski finds is this: While these authors had dismissed the God of the... read more »

life and submission

Posted by sheridan voysey on July 2nd, 2012 | 3 responses

Jesus taught us to lay down our lives for others. At its most costly moments, I believe this submission of our wills happens in four progressive stages. The first stage is recognition. We are presented with a need or a... read more »