Newshttp://www.lbfinfo.org/news/2011-11-07T15:14:10ZSquarespacehttp://www.lbfinfo.org/news/2011/10/13/in-a-difficult-economy-you-should-still-plan-to-give.htmlJerry Love2011-10-13T14:01:00Z2011-10-13T14:01:00Z

http://www.lbfinfo.org/news/2011/10/13/her-life-was-ordinary-and-yet-extraordinary.htmlJerry Love2011-10-13T14:00:00Z2011-10-13T14:00:00Z

She lived in the same house for almost 50 years. She walked to the nearby grocery store on Plank Road for her basic provisions.

Because she never learned to drive, her husband or friends drove her where she needed to go. And she loved working for the Lord in her local church.]]>

http://www.lbfinfo.org/news/2011/3/3/2011-tax-tips.htmlLouisiana Baptist Foundation2011-03-03T21:00:00Z2011-03-03T21:00:00Z

Our United States Congress waited later than usual (mid December 2010) to pass some changes to the federal tax laws. Most of these changes are temporary, with some tax laws only good for the year 2011, others extend through 2012 and a few laws are retroactive to 2010. Unless you have a simple tax return with no deductions, you may need a CPA or tax software to ensure you get the maximum deductions and pay the least tax.]]>

http://www.lbfinfo.org/news/2011/1/20/tax-bill-extends-bush-tax-cuts-impacts-charitable-giving.htmlJerry Love2011-01-20T21:00:00Z2011-01-20T21:00:00Z

http://www.lbfinfo.org/news/2011/1/20/laying-the-groundwork-for-legacy-of-giving.htmlLouisiana Baptist Foundation2011-01-20T19:00:00Z2011-01-20T19:00:00Z

Numerous articles over the past ten years have given estimates from such a "small amount" of 11 trillion dollars to as much $42 trillion that will transfer from one generation to the next by 2050.

Regardless of the actual amount, the question is how that transfer could impact charitable giving, particularly Christian ministry.]]>

http://www.lbfinfo.org/news/2011/1/20/legacy-of-faith.htmlJerry Love2011-01-20T17:20:00Z2011-01-20T17:20:00Z

http://www.lbfinfo.org/news/2010/11/10/foundation-offers-new-enhancements-in-upgrading-its-website.htmlJerry Love2010-11-10T22:57:00Z2010-11-10T22:57:00Z

The Louisiana Baptist Foundation recently upgraded its website to better serve Louisiana Baptists. The upgraded site, the first major revision in three years, offers several tools to allow visitors the opportunity to begin the process of Estate Stewardship Planning. Estate stewardship involves the careful and responsible management of all assets entrusted to an individual by God, for His glory.]]>

http://www.lbfinfo.org/news/2010/11/9/because-someone-gave.htmlJerry Love2010-11-09T22:39:46Z2010-11-09T22:39:46Z

The Louisiana Baptist Foundation uses numbers, statistics and dollar figures in our annual financial statement and the Book of Reports for the annual meeting.]]>

http://www.lbfinfo.org/news/2010/7/22/kathryn-carpenter-a-legacy-of-faith.htmlJerry Love2010-07-22T21:00:00Z2010-07-22T21:00:00Z

A young lady steps off a bus in a small, predominantly French-speaking town in South Louisiana. She and the two friends with her spend the day going door to door, looking for people interested in starting a Bible study. Before the end of the day, and before the bus returns to pick up the three, they have found several adults and children interested in joining them to study the scriptures.
This was how young Kathryn Carpenter spent her life in those years.]]>

http://www.lbfinfo.org/news/2010/4/14/god-uses-la-connections-to-change-lives-in-paraguay.htmlJerry Love2010-04-14T20:28:00Z2010-04-14T20:28:00Z

You're in an unfamiliar country and you don't speak the language.

This is where Elizabeth Keene found herself some 14 years ago.]]>