Rich Toward God
“And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”” – Luke 12:19 The parable of the rich fool, a strong warning against greed, at first glance seems … (read more)
finances
IRA Charitable Rollover
In December 2010 President Obama signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. In addition to a wide range of income and estate tax changes, the act extended the IRA Charitable Rollover for the … (read more)
Exclusion
“…but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” – John 4:14 Two days of heavy rain in mid-July overwhelmed … (read more)
Missionary Support
Every once in a while I can’t resist the urge to tabulate statistics. It is something that I have always enjoyed and something that my position at the Home Office occasionally requires, so that works out nicely. I recently took … (read more)
Thrivent Choice
Last year Thrivent Financial for Lutherans ® started a new charitable grant program called Thrivent ChoiceSM. This replaced Giving Plus®, which was discontinued at the end of 2009. Giving Plus® worked out very well for us. Between 2005 and 2009 … (read more)
Financial Records
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” – 2 Cor. 4:18 A couple of weeks ago we decided to move the business … (read more)
Last Will and Testament
“I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.” – John 1:34 Over the years I have had the privilege of reading scores of wills written by brothers and sisters who have named the World Mission Prayer League as … (read more)
Remaining the Same in the Midst of Change
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” – Hebrews 13:8 French novelist Alphonse Karr is credited with originating the proverb, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Karr lived in the 19th century, and his … (read more)
Missionary Support
Donations to the World Mission Prayer League are used entirely for the project of missionary for which they are designated. We do not take out an administration fee. Overall, more than two out of every three dollars are applied in … (read more)
Thrivent Choice
Over the last four years we have benefited from GivingPlus®, Thrivent Financial’s matching gift program. Late last year Thrivent announced that the program would conclude at the end of 2009 and be replaced by a new program called Thrivent Choice. … (read more)