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Toxic Charity
By Robert D. Lupton

Veteran urban activist Robert Lupton reveals the shockingly toxic effects that modern charity has upon the very people meant to benefit from it.  Toxic Charity provides proven new models for charitable groups who want to help – not sabotage – those whom they desire to serve.  Lupton, the founder of FCS Urban Ministries (Focused Community Strategies) in Atlanta, the voice of the Urban Perspectives newsletter, and the author of Compassion, Justice and (more…)

Letting Go Of The Need To Be Right
By Jeff Dollar

‘’I’m sorry you feel that way.’’
—Anyone who’s mastered the fauxpology

We all struggle to admit fault.  We defend ourselves, talk more than listen, or find flaws in the messenger to dismiss the message.  These habits build walls and leave us estranged and disconnected.  (more…)

Not Forsaken
By Louie Giglio

What do you think about when you think about God?

Some would say he’s a ruler that expects absolute loyalty and tribute.  Others say God is their coach who’s only satisfied when they’ve pushed hard enough and performed to his expectations.  Maybe to you he’s more like a virtual assistant you address when you’ve exhausted all other options, or an old man sitting in a cloud who’s best days are behind him, better off forgotten.  (more…)

Leaving Buddha
By Tenzin Lahkpa with Eugene Bach

Where Does the Search for Truth Lead?

When Tenzin Lahkpa is fifteen years old, his parents give him over to a local temple in Tibet as an offering.  Unable to change his fate, he wholeheartedly embraces his life as a monk and begins a quest for full enlightenment through the teachings of Buddhism.  (more…)