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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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March 27, 2024

How Can I Know?

Had Jesus kept himself to the stories and miracles things might have worked out in the end but he didn’t.

March 13, 2024

Heavy Fish and Light Lines

It is not the irresistible facts or the logic that works with people headed in the wrong direction.

February 27, 2024

Brothers

It’s not a story of two idealistic young men on a journey of narcissistic discovery or returning home with tales of how the grief of the world has enriched their lives.

February 13, 2024

Eyes to See

Why has the “godless” description captured our attention so much more than what the numbers are telling us?

January 24, 2024

Measure What Matters

Countless times I have seen him measure and re-measure a plank with his T-square and then carefully draw the red pencil line across the cut.

December 26, 2023

The Unexpected Good

We keep working in hope. We work in faith. We persist.

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