The relationship between treasures in heaven and the heart form a reciprocal relationship. After affirming treasures in heaven, Jesus concluded with this statement in Matthew 6:21, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” So when we seek after treasure in heaven our hearts are turned heavenward and when we seek after…
My triplet sons are getting ready to graduate from high school so we have been doing the looking at colleges thing. One of my sons has been heavily recruited by a great school to play lacrosse. The school has even given him a very generous scholarship…and he wants to go. The problem is the school…
Recently I have posted several blogs about the relationship between generosity and spiritual growth. In response Tom, a pastor and friend who subscribes to the blog, sent me the following. It is the story of what God showed him about the relationship between loving others and being open-handed while in South Africa working with orphans….
The other day I was walking out of McDonalds and a man stopped me. He asked for $9.15 for bus fare to get where he needed going. Really…nine dollars and 15 cents. I told him that almost everyone who asks me for money is just scamming me. He painstakingly shared all the ways I knew…
Do you think you are rich? The answer to that question depends on how you define rich. Is being rich having a lot of money, a lot of friends, a lot of loving family? Is being rich about happiness, peace, contentment? How would you answer the question? I would answer it this way: To be…