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Reported Giving To The Local Church By Barna ... PRO
Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 6, 2003 (message contributor)
Reported giving to the local church by Barna Research group
• Six out of ten adults (61%) gave money to one or more churches in 2000, a small decline from 1999 (66%).
• The average church donor contributed a mean of $649 to churches in 2000, down from the $806 in 1999.
• Nearly one-quarter of all born again Christians (23%) gave no money to a church in 2000 – which is significantly lower than the 39% of all adults who made no financial contribution to a church in 2000.
• More Americans claim to tithe than actually do: 17% of adults claim to tithe while 6% actually do so. (2000)
• 12% of born again Christians (compared to 3% of non born agains) tithed their income to churches in 2000.
• The average cumulative donations to churches by evangelicals totaled $2097. The average cumulative donations to churches by born agains totaled $1166. For evangelicals, cumulative donations totaled $2097. (2000)
• Slightly more than half of all adults (54%) donate some money to a...
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Before I Discovered That My Cell Phone Had A ... PRO
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There Is The Story Of A Young Man Who Went Off ... PRO
Contributed by John Williams Iii on May 8, 2003
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Children Often Receive A Confidence Boost From ... PRO
Contributed by John Williams Iii on May 8, 2003
Children often receive a confidence boost from their mothers when they are down. Wherever a child may have a sense of low self- esteem, a mother build that child’s confidence through her words of encouragement. Enrico Caruso is but one example. As a child his mother encouraged his talent for ...read more
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A Young, Awkward Boy Grew Up In Southern ... PRO
Contributed by John Williams Iii on May 8, 2003
A young, awkward boy grew up in southern California, plagued by a learning disability that in later years would be called dyslexia. But with his mother’s encouragement and admonishment, he became a strong and capable leader. Years later he was commanding thousands of your Americans in war. When ...read more
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Bernard Of Clairvaux Wrote The Hymn "Jesus The ...
Contributed by Mike Wilkins on May 12, 2003
Bernard of Clairvaux wrote the hymn “Jesus the Very Thought of Thee” Jesus, the very thought of Thee With sweetness fills the breast; But sweeter far Thy face to see, And in Thy presence rest. Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame, nor ...read more
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