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Micah: The Great Enterprise

October 7, 2026

Micah: The Great Enterprise

Our love of mercy and justice done in humility need not fail if we understand from the beginning that, like every craft, loving well requires time, discipline, and practice.

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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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December 30, 2021

The Dumb Tax

“There are a number of common mistakes we all make that leave us wondering what happened to the original intent of our gift.”

Stephanie Pappas

December 23, 2021

Morning's Light

The simplification of anything is always sensational.

Irving Starr

December 16, 2021

Bad Advice

“I believe there was something else God was telling him not to fear. He did not have to fear the last words of Moses.”

December 9, 2021

Hands Off

Some of you know I have taught a Sunday School class for 40 years. It’s my anchor as much as my pulpit. For much of that time I taught on topics or...

December 2, 2021

Brace Yourself

Last week was Thanksgiving followed by Black Friday. We know the majority of Americans were shopping over the long weekend with 20 percent shopping on Thanksgiving and 70 percent on Black Friday.

John Holyfield

November 25, 2021

Break Bread and Give Thanks

He sat down, paused before he spoke and then said, “It’s too much for me to give thanks. I cannot be thankful for this. I will never be thankful for this.”

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