Although the Old Testament encourages us to give at least 10% of our income to God’s work, studies claim the average individual gives less than 2.5% of their income. Personal giving, however, far exceeds corporate giving. In 2015, according to Commerce Department and National Philanthropic Trust data, I calculated corporate giving at only 1.12% of net income. Many shareholders have ...
A company asked me to help a new employee develop a plan to pay off a large amount of debt. This employee had accumulated dozens of payday loans, and pawn shop debts, during a long period of unemployment. The employer’s leadership team surprised us by choosing to imitate the kindness of God. They are personally loaning this couple enough money ...
My friend, Phillip, had an encounter with God that changed his life, but for years afterward, he still wrestled with the diagnosis of bi-polar and the pain of his past. At a low point in his life, Phillip committed that if God healed him he would spend his life helping others heal from their past. God healed Phillip and blessed ...
Years ago, Kathy and I realized we needed an estate plan to assure the special needs of our son were addressed. We were referred to an estate attorney. We filled out questionnaires, had a brief meeting with the attorney, and then very quickly thereafter, were handed a document that was supposed to be our final estate plan. When I reviewed ...
Many communities will offer free land or tax abatement to attract companies to their community. On the surface, it seems wise to accept, and sometimes it might be, but there are other considerations. Your company’s reputation will be impacted based on how the new community feels they have been treated. Sometimes being generous to your new community will curry more ...
In 1932, R.G. LeTourneau, the “Dean of Earthmoving Equipment,” was deep in debt and behind in paying his employees. Yet, R.G. was confident God wanted him to make a $5,000 pledge to his church. R.G. reminded God that his employees would think he was a hypocrite if he paid the church before he paid them. Choosing to obey God, R.G. ...
While helping a business owner develop a ministry plan for his business, I was reminded of the untapped potential many have to bring God glory through their work. God has unconventional ways if we just pause to consider the possibilities. For instance, most financial advisors get paid more for helping you increase wealth, not for encouraging you to be more ...
Per information on mobilecause.com, 10% of all charitable gifts are given between December 29th and the 31st. Many business leaders and owners’ generosity is directly tied to year-end profits. In the year-end rush of completing the task of giving, it could be easy to overlook the leading of the Holy Spirit and miss out on the joy of generosity ...
Since December is the biggest giving month of the year, let’s discuss being a Giver this week, using GIVER as an acronym. The R stands for Replicate. As my friend, Bob, moved towards semi-retirement, he realized that he had a stewardship responsibility to assure that his kids and grandkids understood how to be generous givers, and, to perpetuate the generosity ...
Since December is the biggest giving month of the year, let’s discuss being a Giver this week, using GIVER as an acronym. The letter E is for Excel. Stanley Tam, the author of “God Owns My Business,” modeled what it can be like to excel in giving. Stanley deeded the entire ownership of his business over to God many decades ...
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