Jeff Haanen
The Miracle of the Reformers: Why Teaching Your Kids Hymns is Good for the Economy

Perhaps the songs we teach our children is one the most important legacies we can leave for posterity. This morning I sat down to breakfast with my wife and four daughters. After eggs and sausage, we listened to the classic hymn “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation.” My wife educates our […]

Chris Horst
A 411 for Fundraising

 Chris Horst, vice president of development at HOPE International, first shared this post on his blog in 2013. A few weeks ago, I sat down with a friend-of-a-friend who just started her first fundraising job.Because I’ve now been in a fundraising role for years, I have meetings and calls with new fundraisers often. Sometimes they’re new fundraisers […]

Laura Bernero
A Partnership of Values and Vision

“Who is my neighbor?”That’s the question Robin John, CEO of Eventide Funds, encourages organizations to ask themselves. Business, he believes, has six neighbors: customers, employees, supply chains, communities, the environment, and society. Upon meeting John and his leadership team, we discovered their mutual interest in, and dedication to, the intersection of faith and work. This conversation has […]