Articles from our E-Update

Comedian Steven Wright says, "You can't have everything. Where would you put it?" But in all seriousness, we still try to have and do it all.

The Atlantic's recent cover story, "Why Women Can't Have It All," has owned the Internet since going live Wednesday night, with readers spiking the age-old debate to a new level.

Princeton University professor Anne-Marie Slaughter tells her personal story of becoming the State Department's Director of Policy Planning in 2009, and "the minute I found myself in a job that is typical for the vast majority of working women (and men)...I could no longer be both the parent and the professional I wanted to be."

Read The Atlantic essay "Why Women Still Can't Have It All" here.

Read New York Times columnist Ross Douthat's response here.

Read The Atlantic's compilation of responses from across the media here.

Join the conversation on Philanthropy.com: "Having It All and the Non-Profit World" here.

Are you looking for a good book or two to read this summer?

Philanthropy Roundtable has compiled a list of top books and essays on philanthropy, ranging from notable recent works to classics. They have also sorted their selections according to several themes, including Biographies of Great Donors, Strategies for Giving, and Pursuing Philanthropy Like a Business.

The site has also provided helpful short extracts and reviews and links to full books and essays.

See the comprehensive list here.

"Somewhere in West Tennessee, not far from Graceland, nine women - or "The 9 Nanas," as they prefer to be called - gather in the darkness of night. At 4 a.m. they begin their daily routine - a ritual that no one, not even their husbands, knew about for 30 years. They have one mission and one mission only: to create happiness. And it all begins with baked goods."

Read the "Nine Nanas" article here.

Visit (and order a pound cake!) the Nanas' website "Happiness Happens" here.

Read the latest issue of The Gathering News for Fred's "I've Got a Secret" and to find out what books Bible Teacher Richard Mouw has on his reading list this summer.

Also, best-selling author Don Miller writes about his good friend Bob Goff. Miller will be with us at the conference to personally introduce Goff as our Friday luncheon speaker, and we are delighted to have them both.

And you'll enjoy a beautiful glimpse into the lenses of humanitarian photographers Esther Havens, Jon Warren and Jeremy Cowart. These three will be with us at the conference to tell their stories of traveling the world to return dignity, honor and hope to people everywhere.

Read The Gathering News here.

The Gathering welcomes Dr. Richard J. Mouw as our Bible Teacher this year. A philosopher, scholar, and author, Mouw has served as president of Fuller Theological Seminary since 1993, after having served the seminary for four years as provost and senior vice president. He is also one of the strongest, kindest evangelical voices working to maintain a dialogue with other religions, specifically Mormonism.

Read Dr. Mouw's article, "Getting to the Crux of Calvary" in Christianity Today here.

Visit Dr. Mouw's blog, "Mouw's Musings" here.

Praxis takes mentoring seriously. In fact, those social entrepreneurs fortunate enough to be selected as a Praxis Fellow each year are mentored by the best of the best: successful people who have deep expertise and are at the top of their fields. Only 12 organizations were selected to be Praxis Fellows this year, including Jimmy Lin (left) of the Rare Genomics Institute.

Jimmy will join us at The Gathering this year, along with other fellows Sajan George and Courtney Rountree.

Read about the Praxis Fellows building organizations for social change in the Washington Post here.

Visit the Praxis website here.