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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...

Rees Howells in mission Africa during the influenza pandemic. Gazaland saw life through fasting intercession.
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How Rees Howells Fasted Through a Plague and Nobody Died

Gazalandยท 1918

During the 1918 influenza pandemic, Welsh missionary Rees Howells fasted and interceded for his district in southern Africa.

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.

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...

St Albans: William Cowper's testimony of salvation from depression. Reading Romans, he found God. Famous christian conversion stories.
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William Cowper - From Despair to the Light of Christ

St Albansยท 1764

In 1764, poet William Cowper found faith while reading Romans in a mental asylum after three suicide attempts. He later wrote beloved hymns with John Newton.

Norwich: Julian of Norwich testimony. Divine visions near death reveal God's love overcomes suffering, promising "all shall be well.
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Julian of Norwich: All Shall Be Well

Norwichยท 1373

Julian of Norwich received divine visions while near death in 1373, encountering God's overwhelming love and receiving the famous promise 'All shall be...

Charles Wesley in London on Whitsunday 1738 โ€” spiritual darkness giving way to peace, and the birth of hymns that would change worship forever
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Charles Wesley's Whitsunday Awakening

Londonยท 1738-05-21

Charles Wesley found faith and healing on Whitsunday 1738 in London when God transformed his spiritual darkness into peace, leading him to write his...

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