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An unidentified Syrian refugee gave Police in Minden, Germany 150,000 Euros (over $166,000) that he found in a cupboard a charitable organization gave him. While we don’t know who he is, we do know what he is—a man of integrity. Imagine, a man with such great need, finding so much, but having the integrity…

German police say a landlady’s concerns about a chemical odor from a tenant’s apartment led them to a man who was trying unsuccessfully to get gold from old cellphone and computer circuit boards. The woman called police because she had not seen the tenant for some time and was concerned that something…

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police report the story of a Good Samaritan who turned in more than $1,500 in cash. The homeless man reported that he found the cash near Langford, British Columbia. This Good Samaritan was in his 60’s and homeless. Even so, instead of pocketing the cash he wanted to get it…

When you are going through airline security to board a flight they make you empty your pockets. Travelers drop their change into the bin along with their other possessions to be x-rayed. In their haste to make it to the gate many of them don’t bother to pick the loose change up again. Last year travelers…

Caring for others is a character issue. Raymond Burse is the president of Kentucky State University. With a salary of $350,000, Burse is well paid for the challenges he faces leading a major state university. Recently Burse took a voluntary pay cut to $260,000. The $90,000 the university didn’t pay him…

In License to Pawn: Deals, Steals, and My Life at the Gold & Silver, Rick Harrison says, “That’s why I laugh at some people in this country who say they’re poor. I deal with people who consider themselves poor but have these elaborate collections of niche stuff. This is the only country in the world…

If every one of New York City’s 8 million residents gave a dollar, they could change the plight of the homeless in that city forever. During the 2011 holiday season, Christian recording artist Eric Briarley, spent his days sharing that vision with everyone who passed through Times Square, asking them,…

The Parsis are a group of people practicing the Zoroastrian religion living within today's India whose attitude toward life is succinctly expressed by one woman when she said, "There's no life without money . . . nothing at all for the poor"! There is an abiding ache within the soul of most people for…

When Forbes magazine compiled its most recent list of the world’s wealthiest people, Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates was no longer on top. Gates was replaced by Mexican businessman Carlos Slim. Slim did not capture the new position because his business grew dramatically; rather he became the world’s…

A new study drawn from Internal Revenue Service statistics and published by Kiplinger, indicates the salaries of Americans may be better than most people think. The recent recession coupled with a high unemployment rate has focused attention on the official poverty level in the country, and finds that…

The Financial Times has warned that the world’s supply of diamonds is running out? The World’s largest diamond producer, DeBeers, will cut production beginning in 2011 from 48 million carats to about 40 million. --The Week, May 7, 2010 p.38. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell There is no…

A study by Belgian Psychologists have proved, well may have furthered the theory, that money cannot buy happiness. In fact, they say, it may be just the opposite. The study gave evidence that richer people aren’t as capable as poorer ones of savoring small pleasures. The small pleasures were simple things…

All We Have, All We Need Jesus we all have; He is all we need and all we want. We are shipwrecked on God and stranded on omnipotence! -- Vance Havner, Leadership, Vol. 3, no. 3.

The man who became rich after founding McAfee, a company that produces computer antivirus software, has decided to get rid of many of his earthly belongings. An article in the New York Times reported John McAfee had lost a lot of wealth during the current recession, but his change of heart does not appear…

CHARITY Are you wealthy? Before you answer that question, perhaps you should reflect upon the plight of the people in Mozambique. "Last year Mozambique had one of the highest economic growth rates in the world." according to Brady Anderson, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development.…

ABUNDANCE Though 41 of percent, Fremont California's 209,000 residents earn more than $100,000 a year, wealth cannot ensure their protection. Prompted by too many false alarms and too little money, the Fremont police department says they will begin ignoring most of the burglar alarms they receive. The…

In her book, Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life, Gail Blanke challenges her readers to go room by room in your house throwing out things, then go to work on your mind. Get rid of mind clutter. Good stewardship means we keep focused on what is really important, and it is not usually…

The following letters supposedly were taken from an actual incident between a London hotel and one of its guests. In truth, this was composed by comedian Shelly Berman. It is rather long, but it is very funny and if you haven't seen it before, you'll love it. Dear Maid, Please do not leave any more of…

In A Second Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul, Rev. John R. Ramsey tells how in one church a certain person provided him with a rose boutonniere for the lapel of his suit every Sunday. At first he really appreciated it but then it sort of became routine. Then one Sunday it became very special. As…