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Video: Ron Blue on Perpetual Generosity
Video: Ron Blue on Perpetual Generosity
Sep 13, 2025 4:30 PM

On Tuesday, the Acton Institute ed Ron Blue to the Mark Murray Auditorium to deliver an address on the topic of “Perpetual Generosity.” In his lecture, Blue draws from his nearly 50 years in the financial services world, with 35 of those working almost exclusively with Christian couples, in order to lay out some basic principles and strategies for developing and wisely distributing wealth. Over this time,he has observed that those who are consistently generous over the long term exhibit three characteristics that have nothing to do with money: contentment, confidence, and the ability municate with each other, their children, and advisors if they use them.

Watch Blue’s full lecture below:

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