The Earth Mover Who Reversed the Tithe

In 1935, a Texas industrialist named R. G. LeTourneau made a decision that baffled his accountants. Already giving generously to churches and missions, he restructured his entire financial life so that he kept only ten percent of his income and gave away ninety. He called it "reversing the tithe." LeTourneau had not always been prosperous. He had failed in business, lost nearly everything during the Depression, and buried a son.…