A Major Milestone: Celebrating $4 Billion Sent
In November of 2022, The Signatry officially facilitated over $4 billion in grants since beginning in June 2000.
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The Power of Community: The Church’s Role in Global Orphan Care
We recently got to ask Trace Thurlby and his team at the Global Orphan Project a few questions about how modern Christians can best care for orphans and vulnerable children…
Read MoreProviding All People Access to God’s Word by 2033
IllumiNations envisions that by 2033, 95 percent of the world’s population will have access to a full Bible, 99.96 percent will have access to a New Testament and 100 percent of the world’s population will have access to at least some portion of Scripture. In the world’s most strategic 100 written languages, at least two viable Bible translations will be available.
Read MoreCovered in Mud: Laying Aside Our Majesty for Generosity
Quietly in the night, with no public inn available, a couple found refuge in a nearby stable. The woman would give birth to a son there, with the baby’s first…
Read MoreLife is a Vapor — One Ministry’s Generational Investment
Read More4 Lessons of Becoming a Generous People
Generosity is gratitude in action, and in this season of Thanksgiving for us at The Signatry, it is a meaningful time to celebrate the incredible generosity of our community. As…
Read More3 Questions to Go From Transaction to Transformation
We all know the lessons on the great joys of generosity, but often the monotony can overtake as we drift to the routine of transaction and dollar amounts. While there…
Read MoreCause Over Dollars: The Giving Circle Impact
“We encourage women to partner together and experience the joy of giving by supporting Christian ministries in our community that serve those in need and proclaim the gospel.” – Debbie…
Read MoreTo The Ends of the Earth
Rickey Strickland has traveled the world for Christ. He has slept on tarps, lived in hostile cultures, and walked countless miles through some of the remotest places on Earth. He…
Read MoreWhat Are You For?
Our world is full of division and hurt. Injustice surrounds us. This is nothing new, it is the fruit of the fall—the curse of sin—manifested around us every day. So…
Read MoreAn Eternal Investment: Celebrating 20 Years
Twenty years. It has a long time. I started June 1, 2000. I resigned from the law firm to start what was at that time called the Christian Community Foundation…
Read MoreLife on the Frontlines of COVID-19
Under stay-at-home orders, many of us do not see the daily plight of citizens on the fringe. We cannot see the hundreds of cars lined up at drive-thru food banks,…
Read MoreA Believer’s Call to Solve World Problems
When it comes to solving the world’s biggest problems, Christians should be leading the charge. Whether it is fighting human trafficking, providing access to clean water, or helping those in…
Read MoreWriting Last Checks: Four Ways to Fight Human Trafficking
Houston, Texas, 2017. Super Bowl week. Dozens of women walked up and down the city’s notorious prostitution track. And they kept coming. A man pulled up in a white SUV,…
Read MoreWriting Last Checks: Broken and Obedient Hearts
“I feel more than a sadness. Honestly, I am even angry. But what can we even do?” My husband and I have been having a lot of discussion lately about…
Read MoreAbdiel עבדיאל
I absolutely love the story of Joseph in the Hebrew Bible. This cycle of well-crafted stories, found in Genesis 37-50, close out the tales of legacy that is the heartbeat of Genesis. The account of Joseph and his family frame how the children of Israel came to be residents of Egypt and sets up the story of their miraculous exodus which is at the center of Jewish legacy to this day. At the core of our culture, at The Signatry, is a commitment to listen to a person’s story, and then serve them within their story. When we serve others within their story, we are actually serving them within the much larger redemptive story of God and the role He calls them to play. This is exactly what we see played out through the life of Joseph. The story begins with some dysfunctional family dynamics, including the lack of parity by Jacob towards his sons. We soon find Joseph in Egypt where he is sold to Potiphar, the captain of Pharaoh’s guard. It was within Potiphar’s story that Joseph would serve. God blesses him with great success, and Potiphar eventually entrusts Joseph with his entire household, all of his possessions and agricultural ventures. Everything went extremely well for Joseph as he served Potiphar right up until he was framed and thrown into prison. While in prison, Joseph would find himself serving Pharaoh’s cupbearer and chief baker within their own stories, this would, in turn, bring Joseph into the direct service of Pharaoh. Joseph was given the opportunity to listen to the dreams and concerns of Pharaoh and serve within Pharaoh’s story. Pharaoh would make this foreign Hebrew slave and ex-convict the “vizier” of Egypt. Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the entire land of Egypt.” Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand and placed it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in fine linen clothing and hung a gold chain around his neck. Genesis 41:41-42 God used Joseph’s ability to listen and serve within the stories of others, to position him next to the most powerful man of his day. This platform would later prove to be the salvation of his father Jacob’s legacy … his descendants.
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