If we can keep ourselves from interfering with the natural laws of life, mistakes can be our child's finest teachers.

Someday this upside-down world will be turned right side up. Nothing in all eternity will turn it back again. If we are wise, we will use our brief lives on earth positioning ourselves for the turn.

He who lays up treasures on earth spends his life backing away from his treasures. To him, death is loss. He who lays up treasures in heaven looks forward to eternity; he's moving daily toward his treasures. To him, death is gain. He who spends his life moving toward his treasures has reason to rejoice. Are you despairing or rejoicing?

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

I detest legalism. I certainly don't want to try to pour new wine into old wineskins, imposing superseded First Covenant restrictions on Christians. But at the same time, every New Testament example of giving goes far beyond the tithe. However, none falls short of it.

Give deliberately. Giving is at its best when it's a conscious effort that's repeatedly made.

The currency of this world will be worthless at our death or at Christ's return, both of which are imminent.