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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…
20 Years and Still Counting—The Way of Living Generously
On June 1, 2000, I had my first day on the job at The Signatry. At that time, we were known as…
How Charities Can Respond to Trump’s Tax Breaks
In the April 2017 issue of Chronicle of Philanthropy, Eugene Steuerle writes a thought-provoking article called “Charities Need to Increase Giving, Not…
Would Your Grandchildren Vote to Lose the Business?
As the Bible winds to a close, the apostle John writes to his personal friend Gaius. His purpose is to check on…
Lose Your Company or Sacrifice Your Values?
What would you do? In 2012, Hobby Lobby faced a fundamental dilemma. The Affordable Care Act mandated that Hobby Lobby provide certain…
Leaving Wealth to Children—Examples from the Real World
He’s famous for it. William Buffett pledged $31 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation—instead of leaving it to his children. …
The Jonathan Edwards Legacy—Why?
Perhaps you’ve read about it? The profound legacy of Jonathan Edwards. Edwards was the renowned preacher of the 1700s. He and his…
Would You Take in a Dying Child?
Taking in foster kids can be hard. Really hard. It’s an up and down emotion of taking in and letting go. But…
Stop Overspending and Start Raising Happier Kids
Brett Graff is an economist and author. She’s also the author of Not Buying It: Stop Overspending and Start Raising Happier, Healthier,…
12 Staggering Facts About How Much Stuff We Have
I wrote this post in 2015, but I thought it was worth re-visiting. Have you ever watched the reality TV show on…