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Habakkuk: The Long Defeat

November 3, 2026

Habakkuk: The Long Defeat

But what if the arc of the moral universe bends another way? What if the world does not operate according to honesty is, in fact, the best policy?

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September 17, 2026

The Gathering 2026 Conference Highlights

The Gathering 2026 Annual Conference was held in Carlsbad, CA. The Gathering is a community of givers who seek to grow in our effectiveness as philanthropists, in the leadership of our families, and in the maturity of our Christian faith. We hope to steward wisely all the resources that God has entrusted to our care, from our donations and investments to our families and our influence. We are a sounding board of trusted peers, and we relish inviting thinkers and practitioners to help stretch our imaginations for how we might join God’s work. Here is a video that shares a little more as well. Video credit: Shorman Creative

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January 18, 2023

Do What Works

Do more of what works and less of what doesn’t.

January 11, 2023

Graceland

I believe that each person is more than the worst thing they've ever done.

January 4, 2023

Urgent!

Waiting to purchase an expensive item until there is a sale makes sense. Waiting to give until there is a special incentive does not.

December 28, 2022

The Dumb Tax

We all pay it either early on – or later. It always comes when we venture into areas about which we know very little and, typically, with people we do not know well.

December 21, 2022

Scrooge Repents

The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas.

December 14, 2022

Twist of Fate

Of course it’s hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. It’s the hard that makes it great.

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