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The Erkmanns chose risk over safety to help a friend with an incurable medical condition
Learning to be generous as a Christian is a journey, and how it plays out may be different for each believer.
In 1997, Earthlink went public, and employees with stock options saw their net worth explode. One of those employees was Tom Hsieh. Overnight, he became a multi-millionaire. Tom and his wife, Bree, opted to live in ...
On one of her runs, in response to what she’d seen overseas, she felt God leading her to “work like a doctor and live like a nurse.”
Barbecue Baptist Church, an outreach of First Baptist Navasota, aims to bring a warm meal, a little levity, and a reminder that people care to its community and beyond.
Today, more than 300 missions are part of Citygate Network (formerly Association of Gospel Rescue Missions), which is based in Colorado Springs, Colo. John Ashmen, Citygate’s president, says one of the country’s best missions can ...
By the time he hit his 40s, Pete had the money, but not the satisfaction. Thanks to a few older mentors, Pete’s eyes were opened to the idea of stewardship—that he’s the manager, not the ...
One young couple’s journey to generosity
Katherine and Eugene focus most of their giving hyper local. In June, they organized a fundraiser for a San Francisco-based nonprofit Open Door Legal that provides free legal aid for the poor.
As Americans deal with the impacts of the pandemic and the country’s reckoning over racism, many Christian leaders, organizations and churches are providing resources not only to care for their spiritual and physical health, but ...
Graham and April Smith live on little so they can give much
While most people work to make money, Graham and April Smith work to give it away. As Wall Street professionals, their incomes largely go to funding charities and causes they’re passionate about rather than fueling ...
In the midst of the chaos, Christian Union was among the many campus organizations that had to pivot quickly. Christian Union is a ministry that works on Ivy League campuses and at other elite colleges. It quickly transitioned ...
