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No Reserves, No Retreats, No Regrets

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In 1904, sixteen-year-old William Borden graduated from a prestigious Chicago prep school as heir to the Borden dairy fortune. His family sent him on a...

This is stories & illustrations, drawing on John 12:1-8.

In 1904, sixteen-year-old William Borden graduated from a prestigious Chicago prep school as heir to the Borden dairy fortune. His family sent him on a world tour, expecting it to sharpen his business instincts. Instead, the suffering he witnessed in Asia broke his heart wide open. He wrote two words in the back of his Bible: "No reserves." At Yale, Borden gave away hundreds of thousands of dollars to missions organizations.…

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