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True Charity
- Redemptive Charity Requires More of Us
- Food Aid Should Be Linked to a Willingness to Work
- A Review of In the Shadow of Plenty: Biblical Principles for Caring for the Poor by George Grant
- Collaboration Is Overrated: Why Charities Working Together Is Not the First Step
- What It Means to Flourish like a ‘Watered Garden’
- Lessons Learned in Affordable Childcare Ministry
- Measuring a Different Kind of ROI: How Philanthropists and Churches Can Spark True Transformation
- Does A Christian Worldview Boost Economic Outcomes?
- Why Voluntary Charity Is Not Optional: A Reflection on Rights and Duties
- How to Do Redemptive Welfare Reform


Food Aid Should Be Linked to a Willingness to Work
Government food aid should foster dignity, not dependence—linking assistance to work can restore purpose and break the cycle of relief-driven poverty.
Share Your Story to Shape Policies That Affect the Poor
Learn how sharing boots-on-the-ground success stories can help change destructive government policies affecting the poor.
Congress must pass the Safeguard Charity Act to save civil society
This article argues that privately funded nonprofits must be protected from growing federal overreach, especially as recent court decisions threaten to treat tax-exempt status as government aid. It calls for support of the Safeguarding Charity Act, asserting that civil society—rooted in voluntary, relational charity—offers more lasting solutions than government programs and must remain free from burdensome regulation
A Resurgence of Republicanism: Seizing the Opportunity to Reclaim Self-governance
As a new administration reins in government overreach, a crisis of dependency is sure to come to light. With a generation withdrawing from an over-reliance on federal relief, a unique opportunity will arise to reclaim self-governance and revive private charity. The question remains: “Will we seize this moment?” James Whitford calls us to action.
Second Chances: Helping Returning Citizens Reintegrate
Imagine a world where former prisoners have a second chance to thrive — becoming powerful, societal contributors through steady employment. Guest contributor, Eric Cochling, shares.
Civil Society Crowded Out in Missouri
Does government aid weaken community bonds of brotherhood? President Grover Cleveland believed it did. In 1887, he vetoed national aid to preserve “kindly sentiment and conduct” among Americans. Today, Missouri’s Medicaid expansion and Senate Bill 82 risk dismissing his wisdom by crowding out faith-based charities that foster true relationships and hope. James Whitford shares.