Over the past week, there has been controversy related to the nonprofit Invisible Children and the war criminal Joseph Kony. In short, questions have been raised about Invisible Children’s simplifying the narrative surrounding Kony and their goals in “stopping him.” How can Christians be sure they’re affecting positive change in…  [more]

When I was growing up, there weren’t a lot of extras. There simply wasn’t money for them. Everyone got about three Christmas presents - and there was a clear price limit on them. Hand-me-down clothes were standard, vegetables were either frozen from the garden or the canned variety and vacations…  [more]

I’ve gradually been giving up excess. Over the last few months my husband and I have gotten rid of half our stuff. Lent seems like a good time to go the rest of the way with the process. We recently downsized from our 2,100-square-foot house in a suburban community outside…  [more]

Charitable tax deductions are easy to defend. Who doesn't like the idea of rewarding people who give to their church, their community or some other worthy cause? It is an extremely difficult issue to touch politically, because nobody wants to be against rewarding charitable people. There are a bunch of…  [more]