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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 13, 2022

Slip Sliding Away

There is a shift going on and perhaps the best way for us to respond is to see ourselves as providing light luggage and not burdens.

January 6, 2022

The Light Is Still Waiting

Our obsession with the “abundant life” here has made it more difficult to let go of life when it becomes little more than physical survival.

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...

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