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It is easy to try to “fix our lives” by accumulating more stuff. However, things we buy can never solve our emotional and spiritual problems. In her book, Jesus over Everything, Lisa Whittle writes, “If I’d been honest with myself in so many of the moments I’d hid behind my swiped debit card, Jesus could…

A silver coin that may be among the first ever struck by the U.S. Mint in 1794 is headed for auction after selling for $10 million in 2013. The coin known as the “Flowing Hair” dollar has the image of Lady Liberty with long flowing hair on one side and an eagle on the other. It is one of 1,758 coins…

In Goodbye Things, Fumio Sasaki writes, “The glory of acquisition starts to dim with use, eventually changing to boredom as the item no longer elicits even a bit of excitement. This is the pattern of everything in our lives. No matter how much we wish for something, over time it becomes a normal part…

There are many reasons to keep our financial lives healthy. Researchers at the Federal Reserve Board have revealed another. “Couples with low credit scores are more likely to break up than those with higher scores.” If you let your debt get out of hand, your marriage will suffer. The researchers have…

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…

A mother of four won the lottery. After purchasing a mansion, two yachts, designer clothes, extravagant vacations, and new cars, she has returned to work. When asked why, the woman replied, “I wanted to do something more meaningful with my life.” —Jim L. Wilson and Brian Vogelesang http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/caring-lotto-winner-who-bought-3249893…

When a commercial product becomes a fad, it seems like every one wants one. It happened this way with the iPad. The tablet computer from Apple was so hot people would do almost anything to get one. A seventeen-year-old Chinese boy wanted one bad enough that he was willing to sell his right kidney in…

Kynan Eng is president of a computer company that uses computers and brain research to help people live better lives. Eng wanted to use his expertise to respond to online questions about the intersection of neuroscience and human-computer interaction. When we went to Quora, he found himself distracted…

61% of Christians believe God wants people to be financially prosperous 48% of Christians believe Jesus was not rich, and we should follow His example 49% believe Christians don't do enough for the poor 57% do not believe 10% is the minimum God expects Christians to give Source: David Van Biema and Jeff…

A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…