On her wedding day Gwendolyn Stulgis wore the wedding dress of her dreams Then she gave it away mdash to a stranger Stulgis believed a dress deserved more than sitting in a closet collecting dust Other brides agreed Now scores of women have bonded on her social media site to donate and receive wedding dresses As one giver said ldquo I hope this dress gets passed from bride to bride to bride and it just gets worn out and is in tatters at the end of its life because of all the celebrating that rsquo s done in it rdquo [... more]

Is it possible to measure generosity Chip continues his series The Genius of Generosity and reveals how you can actually measure your generosity [... more]

If you were asked Do you consider yourself a generous person How would you respond Chip actually did an informal survey and asked people that very question The results Join Chip to find out [... more]

The Bible offers plenty of practical wisdom For instance Proverbs says that A generous person will prosper Or Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it [... more]

On our last day in Wisconsin my friend brought her four-year-old daughter Kinslee to say goodbye ldquo I don rsquo t want you to move rdquo said Kinslee I hugged her and gave her a canvas hand-painted fan from my collection ldquo When you miss me use this fan and remember that I love you rdquo Kinslee asked if she could have a different fan mdash a paper one from my bag ldquo That one rsquo s broken rdquo I said ldquo I want you to have my best fan rdquo I didn rsquo t regret giving Kinslee my favorite [... more]

Is it possible to measure generosity Chip continues his series The Genius of Generosity and reveals how you can actually measure your generosity [... more]

When trials anxieties and tough decisions loom large sometimes it's best to hear from a voice of experience In this Sunday podcast Pastor Greg Laurie directs a special word of encouragement to young people God has a plan for your life Notes Whatever you're going through it's going to be OK What you go through isn't meant to destroy you but to develop you We comfort with the same comfort we are comforted with Corinthians You are loved and wanted by more people than you could ever imagine God's plan and purpose for you is good Put God first in [... more]

When small businesses in Tennessee were abruptly shuttered by government officials shop owners worried about how to care for their employees how to pay their rent and how to simply survive the crisis In response to their concerns the pastor of a church near Nashville started an initiative to supply cash to struggling business owners ldquo We don rsquo t feel like we can sit on a rainy-day fund when somebody else is going through a rainy day rdquo the pastor explained as he encouraged other churches in the area to join the effort A rainy-day fund is money that [... more]

When trials anxieties and tough decisions loom large sometimes it's best to hear from a voice of experience In this Sunday podcast Pastor Greg Laurie directs a special word of encouragement to young people God has a plan for your life Notes Whatever you're going through it's going to be OK What you go through isn't meant to destroy you but to develop you We comfort with the same comfort we are comforted with Corinthians You are loved and wanted by more people than you could ever imagine God's plan and purpose for you is good Put God first in [... more]

If you were asked Do you consider yourself a generous person How would you respond Chip actually did an informal survey and asked people that very question The results Join Chip to find out [... more]