While traveling in Africa, I often had people calling out to me, “Hey mister, one dollar, one dollar.” A common scenario, it’s still disturbing to me. Much has been written about this basic phenomenon, but I see it every time I travel internationally: charity never enables individuals to flourish. This isn’t new information. Yet...
Passion 2012
I attend several conferences each year, but there is something special about the Passion conferences taking place this week in Atlanta. If you haven’t attended, here are some of the reasons this gathering is inspiring me and thousands of others to worship fully: Centered on Christ. Even Christian conferences can become more about the all-star...
Eight Levels of Charitable Giving
There are a lot of people talking about giving during this final week of the year, but my favorite “talk” on charity comes from the Jewish scholar Maimonides. He describes the “eight levels of charity” according to the Mishneh and articulates the uncomfortable truth that not all charity is equal in intent or impact....