"I'm seeing one-way giving, doing for people what they have the capacity to do for themselves in a way that disempowers them."
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Interview of Bob Lupton, author of Toxic Charity.
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LifeWay Survey: Unchurched Do Not Ponder Life's Purpose, Afterlife
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“Half of the Americans who do not attend church also do not wonder if there is an ultimate purpose for their lives or the possibility that God has a plan for them”
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"we bear responsibility to support victims who are under our care, to handle instances of sexual abuse biblically and legally"
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“As a university committed to Christlikeness, we bear responsibility to support victims who are under our care, to handle instances of sexual abuse biblically and legally, and to train our faculty, staff and students to better understand this issue and to respond appropriately…” BJU Board Initiates Committee to Review Sexual Abuse Policy
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Un-merry Christmas in Egypt
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The situation in Egypt for Christians is becoming increasingly dire. Quoted from Silent Night:
In Egypt, the “Arab Spring” is going so swimmingly that Copts are already fleeing Egypt and, for those Christians that remain, Midnight Mass has to be held in the daylight for security reasons.
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