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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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Art by Edward Laning

October 22, 2020

The Love of the Game

What is it about baseball? I’ve patiently sat through a few games and, honestly, I’ve never understood the attraction.

Art by Thomas Hart Benton

October 15, 2020

Crossing Over

The church service before I taught Sunday School was not to my taste.

Art by Esra Gülmen

October 8, 2020

Keep It Simple

“Thank God the evangelicals are a single issue bloc of voters. I don’t know what we would do were they not.”

October 1, 2020

A Gift Too Big

Instead of destroying a weakened Israel, the Midianites chose constant humiliation by periodically crossing into Israel and reducing them to living in fear – hiding in mountains and caves.

“The Tax Collectors” by Quinten Massys

September 24, 2020

Freely Given

On April 6, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson and Congress declared war on Germany.

Art by Lewis Williams

September 17, 2020

A Bonhoeffer Moment

Almost everywhere you turn – left and right – you will hear or read people saying, “This is a Bonhoeffer moment.”

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