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Susannah Wesley: Raising World-Changers in a Crowded Rectory
Epworthยท Early 1700s
Susannah Wesley raises ten surviving children through poverty, house fires, and an absent husband โ her disciplined kitchen-table education produces John...
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 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 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...
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 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 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.
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: 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...
Katherine von Bora: Nun Married Luther
Wittenbergยท 1523
Katherine von Bora escaped a convent through Martin Luther's help, married him, and discovered that serving God flourishes as powerfully in marriage and...
Jacques and Raissa Maritain
Franceยท 1906
Two French philosophy students Jacques and Raissa Maritain made a suicide pact but found life-changing Catholic faith instead through Leon Bloy.
Monica: Mother Whose Prayers Conquered
Thagasteยท AD 370
Monica of Thagaste prayed for 17 years for her pagan husband and wayward son Augustine. Both eventually came to faith through her patient witness.
