Author: Erick Neuman
Visit CBNLEGACY.org, call 1-800-333-2373 or email [email protected] Year-End Ideas – Optimizing Charitable Giving There are three focus areas when deciding on optimizing charitable giving while maximizing tax deductions: Appreciated Investments Cash Retirement Plans Appreciated Investments Gifts of Stock Select a highly appreciated stock held for 1-year+ in a brokerage account. Donate stock shares by DTC wire transfer. Benefits Receive an itemized charitable tax deduction at the stock’s market value. Avoid the capital gains tax i.e. the tax on profits. 2020 Rules Affecting Charitable Giving The CARES Act and the SECURE Act created both challenges and opportunities for taxpayers and donors. Cash Donations…
Like so many people, the last 18 months have been the best of times and the worst of times for singer/songwriter Jeremy Camp. While these COVID-fueled days have certainly provided critically valuable time spent with his family, it didn’t change the fact that he had to shut down a successful concert tour and experience the premature closing of a movie about his life called, I Still Believe. However, more time at home has also provided ample opportunity for Jeremy to reflect upon God’s goodness in all situations and to praise God even when it didn’t make sense. It is this…
In a small industrial park in downtown Manassas, Virginia, the future of defense is taking shape, quite literally. That’s where you can find RapidFlight, a young defense tech company, manufacturing autonomous drones for military applications. “What RapidFlight is doing is really disrupting the way drones are designed and deployed to meet the new type of solutions and customer requirements that are just emerging as we go,” RapidFlight CEO Esina Alic told CBN News. Fast, modular, and built on demand, their systems line up with the Trump administration’s call for a new era of technological innovation. “For a future stamped with…
In his first book, Israel Rising: Ancient Prophecy/Modern Lens, author Doug Hershey masterfully showed how God is restoring the land of Israel before our very eyes. In his latest work, Jerusalem Rising: The City of Peace Reawakens, Hershey, along with photographer Edden Ram, take a historical and prophetic look at a city that is at the epicenter of prophecy from Scripture. Hershey and Ram draw from historic photos dating back to 1844 juxtaposed against those taken in the 21st Century to illustrate the amazing transformation of Jerusalem over the past 175 years. I recently spoke with Hershey about why he draws…
Haley Erickson had long lived by the motto: “eat clean, train mean,” but it eventually took over her life. “I was mentally enslaved at that point,” she recalled. Haley had never been happy with her body, or her weight, something she picked up from her mom. “I saw my mom always dieting and talking about what her body looked like and needing to change her body. So as a young girl that really looked up to my mom, I thought that I needed to look a certain way to also be loved and accepted by others.” In high school, she started…
The FBI is investigating the city of Seattle after the mayor pointed the finger of blame at a group of Christians who were assaulted by rioters while participating in a worship and prayer rally. News of the violent counter-protest has gone viral, even sparking response at the White House. As CBN News has reported, the grassroots movement #DontMessWithOurKids gathers thousands of believers together in every state to pray for a move of God to protect America’s children and turn around the U.S. education system. The organization kicked off MayDay USA at the beginning of the month to bring the major…
Global cybercrime is expected to cost more than ten trillion dollars this year. Scams and online criminal activity have exploded through the use of artificial intelligence. AI-enabled crimes are already up 456% since last year. Email phishing attacks, identity theft, ransomware attacks, financial scams, and deepfake child pornography are all becoming more sophisticated and prevalent. Artificial intelligence has become the tool of choice for online criminals because it is erasing the line between the real and the fake. Google’s newly announced video generator is about to flood the internet with AI-created clips that have the look of expensive films. …
With their roots in producing contemporary Christian music videos, movie directors Jon and Andy Erwin were highly anticipating the release of I Still Believe, a heart-tugging biopic about the life of Christian singer Jeremy Camp in early 2020. But as soon as the opening night curtain rose it quickly unfurled due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. To their chagrin, the movie closed after just three days. Adrift and without much of a plan for their next move, the brothers known for I Can Only Imagine, Woodlawn, and Moms Night Out quickly realized they didn’t want to sit idle. Rather than wait for…
Work hard and play hard was the mantra that Eric Pavlack lived by. For 17 years, he traveled across the country laying railroad tracks which paid well but triggered a habit of reckless spending. “Because I was selfish, money was very important. and I’m making all this big money and I wasn’t used to it. I was spending it right and left. Guns, hunting trips, motorcycles, weightlifting stuff, trucks, cars.” In order to afford his lavish lifestyle, Eric worked extra hours. “I bought stuff on a whim. It was like living paycheck to paycheck. But I made good money, and…
Author Mark Gregston has been working with teens for over 40 years. His years as a youth minister and area director for Young Life inform his expertise and passion for helping teens through their most turbulent years. He and his wife Jan have opened their home to those in need of guidance, or even just a warm hug from a caring parent. After moving their family to Texas, Greg and Jan started Heartlight, a residential counseling center for struggling teens and families in crisis. Now, after years of experience in being a grandparent, Mark shares what he’s learned (and continually learns) so that fellow grandparents…