STEWARDSHIP After terrorists attacked America on September 11, 2001, people opened up their hearts and their pocketbooks to give to those directly affected by the tragedy. The American Red Cross received $547 million dollars for the cause, but until there was a public uproar, the Red Cross was not planning…

In the early 1960s, the Lincoln Futura concept car created for a 1955 auto show was not worth much. It was used a 1959 movie and then sold to automobile designer George Barris for one dollar. Since it was untitled and could not be insured, the car was had little value and was relegated to a back parking…

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?" Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this." He proceeded to crumple the dollar bill up. He then asked, "Who…

Rich but did not know it Come with me into West Texas during the Depression. Mr. Ira Yates was like many other ranchers and farmers. He had a lot of land, and a lot of debt. Mr. Yates wasn’t able to make enough on his ranching operation to pay the principal and interest on the mortgage, so he was in…

TREASURE A jobless man from Argentina who found $50,000 buried in trash is being sued by the woman who claims she lost the fortune. Recent economic problems in the country have forced thousands of Argentines to earn their living by collecting and selling street garbage such as cardboard. 46-year-old…

In a church in the Deep South, where the preaching style was a “talk back” sort of style, the pastor was getting the congregation excited about their prospective future. The preacher said, “This church is like a crippled man who needs to get up and walk under the power of Jesus.” The congregation replied,…

Man finds $140,000, then his conscience By Ari B. Bloomekatz, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer April 10, 2008 Though in debt and in need of the money, landscaper Eli Estrada turns it in to police. Last month, Eli Estrada found $140,000 cash in the street on his way to work. The $20 bills were unmarked,…

The “Ministry” of Judas 1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at the table. 3 Mary therefore took a pound of expensive…

He’s so stingy, he checks under his bed every morning to see if he lost any sleep.

FAITH AND WORKS In a recent BC comic strip, daddy ant comes into the room where son ant is attached by wire to the Television Set. “Son, did you really blow your entire allowance on that video game?” “Yes.” The son admitted. Dad then gives the dreaded lecture. “You need to learn how to manage your money!”…

\\ The Dollars Are in the Way Henry Ford once asked an associate about his life goals. The man replied that his goal was to make a million dollars. A few days later Ford gave the man a pair of glasses made out of two silver dollars. He told the man to put them on and asked what he could see. "Nothing,"…

Relationship Evangelism There is an old story told about a man by the name of Ali Facid. He had a small farm and a family. One day, the story goes, a Buddhist priest came by and said to Ali Facid: You know, there are valuable stones called diamonds, and if you get one of these you could be a wealthy…

Greed Greed is the logical result of the belief that there is no life after death. We grab what we can while we can however we can and then hold on to it hard. Sir Fred Catherwood, Evangelicals Now

VALUE A woman recently proved she is a real lover of art when she paid $10,000 for a piece of invisible art. Aimee Davison purchased the art as part of a fundraiser for the Museum of Non-Visible Art or MONA. The work, titled “Fresh Air”, was described this way, ”This is a unique piece, only this one…

Officials with Wells Fargo Bank said they were happy that a Pennsylvania woman did the right thing when an automatic teller machine gave her too much money. Kristina Edwards told a local newspaper that she went to the ATM to withdraw $60. When the machine produced $380, she tried to chase down the customer…

The growing wave of politically correct speech and thought has many people concerned about the way America is celebrating Christmas. Organizations are listing retailers that don’t use the word Christmas in their advertising , court cases are filed over the inclusion or exclusion of nativity scenes, and…

A brother and sister from west London found an old vase while cleaning out their parents’ home. They had it appraised and learned it was valued at nearly $2 million. After putting it up for auction, the antique Chinese vase sold for $69.5 million. A representative for the auction house said, “They had…

One of the keys of good stewardship is to spend less than you make creating a surplus. The surplus allows you the ability to help others or to give to a good cause. Unfortunately, 60% of Americans say they spent more than they earned last year. A survey of more than 27,000 people by the FINRA Investor…

While Miley Cyrus is no longer a role model for young girls, there is one subject on which we ought to pay attention to her. She is only 22 years old but has already made a fortune. She complains that people from contractors to fellow celebrities are continually trying to get her to buy things she neither…

Pennsylvania police say a man was arrested and charged with passing counterfeit money after he tried to use phony $20 bills to purchase items at a garage sale. They say the reason 40-year-old Gregory Douglas was caught was that he tried to give the money to the wrong person. The woman running the sale,…

When a Georgia bank teller accidentally posted a customer’s $31,000 deposit to the wrong account, the teenager who received the money by mistake immediately began a huge spending spree. Records show the names on the account were the same, and the teller apparently did not double check the account numbers…

When a Nevada man died recently, he left $200 in his bank account, but authorities were surprised at what they found in his house later. Police found the 69-year-old man’s body after neighbors called authorities in June. When authorities arrived to begin cleaning out the house, they discovered millions…

According to a January poll from the National Endowment for Financial Education, 42 percent of people admit to being financially unfaithful to their partner. They admit to keeping secret bank accounts, hiding big-ticket purchases, or covering up bad investments. Mandy Walker in ConsumerReports.org says…

Steven Burke, a British construction worker was supposed to receive a check for $500. A misplaced decimal made the check $50,000 instead. An honest person would bring the error to the boss’s attention. And then there is Steven. He promptly went on a spending spree, spending $36,000 on designer clothes,…

In His book, Restoration Road, author Mitch Kruse encourages readers to allow the Lord to take on a path that leads us back to His divine plan. One of the first steps is to recognize the value of godly wisdom. Mitch writes, “Money is pride’s measurement of our giftedness (time, talent, and treasure).…