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[A] rock-star preaches capitalism. Wow. Sometimes I hear myself and I just can’t believe it. But commerce is real. . . . Aid is just a stopgap. Commerce—entrepreneurial capitalism—takes more people ou...

Gracious Father, too often we base our worth on our performance. We believe if we do well, your love grows, and if we falter, your love lessens. Our God, how far this is from the truth. We confess our...

For we each of us deserve everything, every luxury that was ever piled in the tombs of the dead kings, and we each of us deserve nothing, not a mouthful of bread in hunger. Have we not eaten while ano...

In modern Western culture we place a high value on work, which is fine, but one of the philosophical assumptions that can come with such values is that we assume that we own what we earn or buy. From ...

The creation of a white standard in the world during the age of exploration, and the white structural privilege prevalent for so long in America, led to what is often called “white privilege”. This is...

Millions of golfers know the name of Harvey Penick. His first book, Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book, became a surprising best-seller, selling more than 1 million copies in 1992, quickly earning the ti...

LeBron James will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the greatest players in basketball history. His stats are consistently jaw-dropping, despite competing in a sport that is usually dominated by you...

Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy.

Unable to value, unable to enjoy.

I recently attended an event sponsored by Compassion International, the International Child Sponsorship Organization. The event was called “Stepping into My Shoes”. The purpose being to show children ...

It is easy to be grateful for a bonus; it is character to be grateful for a salary.

Since the rise of capitalism, it has been known that capturing someone’s attention could cause him to part with some money.

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.

A few years ago, students at Harvard University were asked to make a seemingly straightforward choice: which would they prefer, a job where they made $50,000 a year (option A) or one where they made $...

True giving is participating, participating in the life and work of the donee, participating in one’s universe as a sympathizing member. No one can participate without giving first. Giving is essentia...

He who receives a benefit with gratitude repays the first installment on his debt.

One of the hardest things was learning that I was worth recovery.

Entitlement is a hot topic today. The root word entitled means exactly what it says—to give someone a title or a right. It used to be reserved for the wealthy and the privileged, based upon economics ...

Don't quit. You're already in pain. You're already hurt. Get a reward from it!

Repetitio mater studiorum est. (Repetition is the mother of learning.)

If I am to give you credit, I need to find you credible, while avoiding the risk of seeming credulous in giving credence to your discreditable account. From religious credos to street cred, from profe...

For a small reward, a man will hurry away on a long journey; while for eternal life, many will hardly take a single step.

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.

Avarice, greed, concupiscence and so forth are all based on the mathematical truism that the more you get, the more you have. The remark of that it is more blessed to give than to receive is based on ...

That only is worth my having which I can have forever. That only is worth my grasping which death cannot tear out of my hand.

Ads sell a great deal more than products. They sell values, images, and concepts of success and worth.”

To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.

The merchant’s success depends on his or her ability to tell a story. What people see or hear or smell or do when they enter a space guides their feelings, enticing them to celebrate whatever the sell...

Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.