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Developing your Family Stewardship Philosophy

by NCF staff  |  February 10, 2012  |  Category: Strategies  |  Tags: family, generous, philosophy, stewardship

Like a good family portrait, a well-developed Family Stewardship Philosophy captures a beautiful picture of what your family believes about the source and purpose of your wealth.

The process of developing your Philosophy involves clarifying your family’s knowledge and core beliefs about money, and expressing and examining them to bring them into alignment with the truth of ... read full post  |  1 comments

Why I'm not generous

by Bill High  |  January 31, 2012  |  Category: Stories  |  Tags: generous, grace, justification

I’m not very generous. I’d like to be, but what is it that keeps me from being generous?

Generous is from the root word "genus," which is a reference to birth, blood, or family. It's a quality that reflects a condition of the heart, mind, and soul. Classically, it was defined as nobleness of soul.

I like that: nobleness of soul. We don’t talk like that anymore, but perhaps we should. ... read full post

Calling all generous women! Let your voice be heard

by David Wills  |  October 20, 2011  |  Category: Stories  |  Tags: generous, survey, women

Generous Women … now, there's a redundancy! Why are women so generous? Issues that I often struggle with such as greed and materialism they seem to overcome with relative ease.

Take my wife (this is not a Henny Youngman joke!). Chris is constantly giving her time, her money, and most often, our possessions! If you need something and we have it, just come on over to the house and say so – and it ... read full post

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