Is Your Giving Strategic?

he thick gold band and the large diamond told me that this was no ordinary ring. I could tell by the words that this was some kind of championship ring. So I leaned over in my cramped airline seat and asked. Sure enough, it was a Super Bowl ring.

Is It So Foolish to Give Away Your Life?

Byron, my wife’s grandfather, was 91 years old when he died. He was a venerable old soul. He was loved by many. I was there when they transferred him from the hospital to the hospice facility. Even though he was a successful life insurance agent who built a multi state practice, he found little comfort in his possessions or stock holdings in the end. Indeed, when the hospital packed up his belongings, they managed to fit in a single Wal-Mart plastic bag.

What do you do when you've lost it all?

I’ve Lost it All

“I’ve lost it all!” I’d just asked how my friend’s business was going. He was reeling from the market crash of 2008. For more than two years, he’d fought to keep his business alive, but now the bank was taking the last remaining assets.

The Generous Atheist

On the front porch of his grandparents home, the word God was often used, but only in the context of a harsh modifier. Even though they were products of the Depression, his grandparents had no affinity towards religion, God or anything.