Teach your children gratefulness. Do all you can to deliver them from our culture's poisonous entitlement mentality.

Christ offers us the incredible opportunity to trade temporary goods and currency for eternal rewards.

Are you winning the battle against materialism?

If we understand the dangers of materialism, it will help liberate us to experience the joys of Christ-centered stewardship. Jesus speaks of the "deceitfulness of wealth" . The psalmist warns, "Though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them" . The dangers of materialism are far-reaching. We should not think that we're immune to the value-changing nature of wealth.

But isn't it wrong to be motivated by reward? No, it isn't. If it were wrong, Christ wouldn't offer it to us a motivation.

There's only one requirement for enjoying God's grace: being broke . . . and knowing it.

As you go through life, don’t let your feelings-real as they are-invalidate your need to let the truth of God’s words guide your thinking. Remember that the path to your heart travels through your mind. Truth matters.