March 20, 2008
Golden Rule
A family's $70-million gift forces Oral Roberts U. to transform its management
The owners of Hobby Lobby, a chain of arts-and-crafts stores, were eyeing a year of strong profits late last year, and they knew they wanted to expand their giving.
David Green, who started the 400-store chain with a $600 loan and turned it into a fortune worth $1.8-billion, according to Forbes magazine, gathered with other family members to pray about their charitable desires, hoping God would provide some direction.
That's when articles about the financial plight of
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