Grateful Hearts
Grateful Hearts After World War II, two families were waiting in line after a church service to greet the pastor. The church was preparing to build a building at that time. The first family in line said, “Pastor, as you know, our son was killed in the war—we would like to give $200.00 as a […]
Giving Is a Criteria for Mental Health
Giving Is a Criteria for Mental Health One of the Greek’s Olympic games was a race in which the contestants carried torches and the winner was the one that finished with his torch still lit. The Christian’s desire should be that he will finish his race with his flame still burning strong.
Generous Givers
Generous Givers Fortune magazine reported that the nation’s top twenty-five philanthropists gave away more than $1.5 billion in 1996. The most generous was George Soros, president of Soros Fund Management, who donated $350 million last year. Of the top twenty-five philanthropists, only four inherited fortunes. Most attributed their generosity in part to religious backgrounds. And most […]
God Values Giving
God Values Giving In 1995 the nation was stunned when news broke that an elderly woman named Oseola McCarty had donated $150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi for their scholarship fund. This eighty-seven-year-old woman had been forced to drop out of school in the sixth grade to care for her family. For more than […]
General MacArthur’s Priority
General MacArthur’s Priority “By profession, I am a soldier, and take pride in that fact, but I am prouder, infinitely prouder, to be a father. A soldier destroys in order to build; a father only builds, never destroys. The one has the potentialities of death; the other embodies creation of life; and while the hordes of […]
George Muller Said “The Beginning Of Anxiety Is -George Mueller
George Muller Said “The Beginning Of Anxiety Is -George Mueller George Muller said “The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.”
George Jessel Said, “The Human Brain Starts -George Mueller
George Jessel Said, “The Human Brain Starts -George Mueller George Jessel said, “The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.”
George Barna says, “As long as churches measure success-George Mueller
George Barna says, “As long as churches measure success-George Mueller George Barna says, “As long as churches measure success on the basis of popularity and efficiency, we will continue to see a nation filled with people who can recite Bible stories but fail to live according to Bible principles.” (Barna Update 8/9/05)
How Mosaics Evangelize: Researcher George Barna-George Mueller
How Mosaics Evangelize: Researcher George Barna-George Mueller How Mosaics Evangelize: Researcher George Barna says recent Barna Group research finds that Mosaics (adolescents through 20’s) are much more likely to share their faith through ongoing discussions with friends and through e-mail and instant message conversations than older adults. He advises evangelistic ministries and churches to enable […]
Generations Differ: Researcher George Barna cites-George Mueller
Generations Differ: Researcher George Barna cites-George Mueller Generations Differ: Researcher George Barna cites varied generational response to authority (older Americans accept it, Boomers want to control it, Busters ignore it), handling contradictions (elder citizens ignore them, Boomers strive to solve them, Busters appreciate them), and life fears (uselessness worries Seniors; Boomers fear being out of […]