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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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Nikos Gyftakis

May 18, 2022

The Moment of Certainty

The answer is not in the back of the book. There is no single verse that unravels the knot.

May 11, 2022

The Hidden Opportunity

“What happens when you resist unexpected success?”

May 4, 2022

The Living Years

Our children’s hearts are in other places but for many of the same reasons.

April 27, 2022

Factories of Virtue

“The lasting fruit of any institution was virtue.”

April 21, 2022

Who Killed the Hat?

One day men wore hats everywhere and on all occasions and then they didn’t.

April 13, 2022

Tell Me Less

"...sometimes we may need to know less than we think in order to do more than we might otherwise."

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