Christianity Today – There are some evangelical business leaders who eschew the accoutrements of an executive lifestyle. Ralph Larsen, the onetime chief executive of Johnson & Johnson, and his wife made a conscious decision to live significantly beneath their means. That meant that they did not move to a bigger house or a better neighborhood even as Larsen rose up through the company ranks. They gave away vast sums of their annual income. Evangelicals in Silicon Valley and in other places around the country have made similar decisions. Joel Manby, who once ran Saab USA, told me, “We could afford a second home, [but] with all these people … homeless, I just don’t feel right about that … .I’d rather do Habitat for Humanity where I’m building second homes [rather] than living in one.” Patrick’s 2 cents – book excerpt….could be a good read.
