John Thompson was extravagant in...
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John Thompson was extravagant in his generosity. In July, 1999, he sold Michigan's largest asphalt and paving business and gave his 550 current and retired employees a $128 million chunk of his gains. He started the Thompson-McCully Company some forty years ago with $3,500 which his wife Ellen had earned substitute teaching, and he had pushed his road and highway workers each year, from April to December, to finish the job. Now he has rewarded their loyalty and sweat. Ninety employees became instant millionaires. Even workers' surviving spouses got checks. And since distributing his wealth to his former workers, he has given away even more millions of his wealth to his alma mater in Northern Michigan. Mary's gift of costly spikenard, which she used as a perfume to anoint Jesus' feet, was also very extravagant. It could have been used to help many poor people of that day. But Jesus commends her. She did it in commemoration of his death. And nothing is too good for the one who gave his life for us.
-- Guettler
-- Guettler
