R.G. LeTourneau and the Reversed Tithe
In 1935, a Texas earthmoving contractor named R.G. LeTourneau made a decision that his accountant called reckless. Already tithing ten percent of his income, LeTourneau...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Malachi 3:10.
In 1935, a Texas earthmoving contractor named R. G. LeTourneau made a decision that his accountant called reckless. Already tithing ten percent of his income, LeTourneau felt the Lord pressing him further. He established a foundation and began giving not ten percent, but ninety — living on the remaining ten. LeTourneau had known poverty. During the Depression, his equipment company nearly collapsed.…
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