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Measuring the Success of Your Family
For 2023, consider making some adjustments for your family. I often say that one of the simple ways to measure the success…
Start with Your Family Stories
Building great family culture starts with stories. Brad Grey of Walking the Text teaches a simple truth: in Jewish families, from birth…
When Is an Inheritance a Bad Thing?
Sid and Jean were heartbroken. They had intended to give a meaningful early inheritance that would say, “I love you.”
Let’s Increase Giving Among the Masses
Giving has grown in popularity among wealthy Americans, as evidenced by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett and the Giving Pledge. On the…
What Are Your Thoughts on the Church of the Future?
The church is changing . . . again. Throughout history, the church has adapted, evolved, grown, and shrunk. Where will it go…
Can Money Buy Happiness?
It’s an age-old question. Some researchers sought to end the debate. Two researchers from the University of British Columbia studied whether those…
How Giving Is Changing in 2018
With 2017 now in the books, we look ahead. How will giving fare in 2018? There’s little doubt that we’ll continue to…
Are We Losing the Charitable Habit?
Every year Giving USA touts the new numbers for charitable giving. Each year those numbers cross the $300 billion mark, and 2017…
Where Is Giving to the Church Going in 2018?
In January 2017, Dr. David King wrote an article titled “The Future of Philanthropy Looks Bright: 2017-2018 Charitable Growth Predictions.” He wrote…
Where Is Giving Going in 2018?
Anytime you want to look ahead, it’s often helpful to look back. With 2017 in the books, we won’t know for quite…
Faith-Based Groups Bring Relief to Disaster
In our world today, there’s little doubt that faith-based groups sometimes receive criticism for following the Bible and seeking converts. That news…