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 ...
Since December is the biggest giving month of the year, let’s discuss being a Giver this week, using that word as an acronym. The letter V stands for Virtuous. As Christians, we need to be virtuous with our choices of charitable giving. An acquaintance of mine once felt called to give away millions of dollars. Although he funded a lot ...
Since December is the biggest giving month of the year, let’s discuss being a Giver this week, using that word as an acronym. The letter I stands for Innovative. A serious giver looks for innovative ways to be even more generous. A generous friend of mine recently shared his excitement about discovering that he could donate a small percentage of ...
Since December is the biggest giving month of the year, let’s discuss being a Giver this week, using that word as an acronym. The G in Giver stands for Generous. The spirit of generosity is sometimes lacking in our selfish world, but not in my friend, Rick. Rick and I have had dozens of meals together, but rarely do I ...
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