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Truett Cathy in Atlanta โ€” the man who closed every Chick-fil-A on Sundays and built a fast-food empire on faith-based conviction
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How Truett Cathy Built Chick-fil-A on a Closed Day

Atlantaยท 1967-2014

Truett Cathy closed every Chick-fil-A on Sundays despite losing 14% of potential revenue โ€” and built the highest-grossing fast-food chain per location in...

R.G. LeTourneau in Longview, Texas โ€” the industrialist who gave away 90% of his income and grew wealthier the more he gave to God
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R.G. LeTourneau and the 90% Give

Longviewยท 1930s-1960s

R.G. LeTourneau, the industrial pioneer who supplied 70% of Allied WWII earthmoving equipment, gave away 90% of his income โ€” and became wealthier the more...

William Colgate in 19th-century New York tithing from his very first dollar, growing his giving to 30% as God blessed the business
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William Colgate Tithed from His First Dollar and Built a Global Brand

New Yorkยท 1804-1857

William Colgate tithed from his very first dollar in 1804, increased his giving to 30% as his company grew, and built what became the Colgate-Palmolive...

Businessman in 1930s suit kneeling in chapel pew during JC Penney testimony of finding God after losing fortune in 1929 crash
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J.C. Penney Lost $40 Million, Cried Out to God, and Rebuilt Everything

Battle Creekยท 1929-1951

J.C. Penney lost his $40 million fortune in the 1929 crash, hit bottom in a sanitarium, cried out to God in a chapel, then rebuilt to over $1 billion by 1951.

R.G. LeTourneau at his factory โ€” the earthmoving pioneer who gave away 90% of his income and kept getting richer
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R.G. LeTourneau Gave Away 90% of His Income and Got Richer

United Statesยท 1935-1969

R.G. LeTourneau reversed the tithe โ€” giving 90% of his income and living on 10% โ€” while building a global earthmoving empire with 300 patents.

George Mueller in Victorian Bristol โ€” trusting God to feed 10,000 orphans and recording over 50,000 answered prayers across six decades
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George Mueller Fed 10,000 Orphans Without Asking Anyone for Money

Bristolยท 1836-1898

George Mueller ran orphanages for 10,000 children in Victorian Bristol, recording over 50,000 answered prayers and receiving 1.

Huรฉmoz: L'Abri Fellowship, Switzerland. Francis Schaeffer's christian refuge switzerland testimony began as agnostic converted through bible study.
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A Shelter in Switzerland

Huรฉmozยท 1950s

Francis Schaeffer's journey from agnosticism to faith through Bible study led to founding L'Abri Fellowship in Switzerland, a refuge where intellectual...

C.S. Lewis at Oxford, the bitter atheist whose conversations with Tolkien led him from disbelief to becoming Christianity's greatest modern voice
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C.S. Lewis: From Atheism to Faith

Belfastยท 1929-1931

C.S. Lewis transformed from a bitter atheist to one of Christianity's most influential voices after conversations with J.R.R. Tolkien at Oxford.

Kemmerer, Wyoming: J.C. Penney's first Golden Rule Christian business, a testament to god's provision during the Great Depression.
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J.C. Penney's Golden Rule Transformation

Kemmererยท 1950s

J.C. Penney experienced profound spiritual transformation during the Great Depression when financial ruin led him to encounter God at Battle Creek...

R.G. LeTourneau, christian businessman testimony, in Longview, TX. God guidance in business led to innovation.
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R.G. LeTourneau: God's Business Partner

Longviewยท 1960s

R.G. LeTourneau transformed from a seventh-grade dropout to a pioneering businessman, crediting the Holy Spirit for his earthmoving equipment...

Habib Girgis in early 1900s Cairo โ€” the young teacher who single-handedly revived Egypt's dying Coptic Church through education reform
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Habib Girgis: Man Revived the Coptic Church

Cairoยท 1898-1951

How God used Habib Girgis to revive Egypt's dying Coptic Orthodox Church through revolutionary education reform in the early 1900s.

Ancient Bavarian castle courtyard with quill and parchment where Argula von Grumbach defied religious authority as first woman theological writer
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Argula von Grumbach

Bavariaยท 1523

In 1523 Bavaria, noblewoman Argula von Grumbach defied university theologians by publishing groundbreaking theological writings defending Lutheran...

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