Give What You Have
Give What You Have Many people believe that they would be more generous if they had more money. According to Forbes there were 946 billionaires in 2007 and they gave an average of 1.2% of their income to charitable causes. Be generous with whatever amount of money God has entrusted to you.
Be Willing to Give What You Have
Be Willing to Give What You Have A preacher asked farmer, “If you had 100 cows, would you give 50 of them to the Lord?” “Yes.” “If you had 1,000 chickens, would you give 500?” “Yes.” “If you had 2 hogs would you give one?” “Not fair, Preacher, you know I have 2 hogs.”
A Merchant’s Motto
A Merchant’s Motto George Moore, a nineteenth century merchant, wrote these words in his pocketbook: “What I spent I had:What I saved I lost:What I gave I have.”
Giving 70%
Giving 70% Henry Crowell contracted Tuberculosis as a boy. After Hearing D. L. Moody preach, he prayed, “I can’t be a preacher, but I can be a good business man. God, if You will let me make money, I will use it in Your service.” He later started the Quaker Oats company and consistently gave […]
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 […]
Joy of Giving
Joy of Giving “The happiest people on earth are the people who have discovered the joy of giving.”
Wealthy Givers Do Not Start Wealthy
Wealthy Givers Do Not Start Wealthy 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. Of the top twenty-five philanthropists, only four inherited fortunes. Most attributed their generosity in part to religious backgrounds. […]
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 […]
His Hand Is Bigger than Mine
His Hand Is Bigger than Mine A young boy went to the local store with his mother. The shop owner, a kindly man, passed him a large jar of suckers and invited him to help himself to a handful. Uncharacteristically, the boy held back. So the shop owner pulled out a handful for him. When […]