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The Matthew Effect

“For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.” – Matthew 25:29 Do you live by faith or live out of fear? Jesus tells us a story about a great businessman in Matthew Chapter 25 that will shine some light on this question. A man gives money to his servants and instructs them to build and multiply the investment while he is out of town on business. Upon his return, he is expecting to receive an increase. He gave the first servant (in present-day value) $5 million, and this investment became $10 million or a 100 percent return. He gave the second servant $2 million and received $4 million in return. In sociology, this is called the Matthew Effect, taken from the parable of Jesus which paraphrased states, “For those who have much

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September 9, 2022 No Comments

The Best Piece of Advice

“One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.” – Proverbs 11:24 Hannah and I were having a conversation with our good friend from Australia, Earl Larmar, who is a wonderful man. He’s an accomplished and successful businessman, worship leader and organist, who also has the gift of generosity. We are thankful to have him as our Chairman of the Board for Hour of Power Australia. During a meal, Hannah asked him the best piece of advice he could give to younger people today to do well in life. The first thing he said was, “Have enthusiasm and be outgoing,” which he was quoting from Dr. Norman Vincent Peale’s book, “The Power of Positive Thinking.” Secondly, Earl said you realize in life that so many of the wins that you have are just won by a nose. In a horse race, he said, you’ll

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August 31, 2022 No Comments

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