The Tragedy of American Compassion: Learning From History
Jeff Lofting Director of Education Read more from Jeff Jump to: The Purpose of the Book | The Perspective | The Key Points | Details We Love | Considerations | Who Should…
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Where Did All the Poor People Go?
Nathan MayoDirector of Member Services “We normally see 30 to 40 clients a day,” said the manager of a Joplin, Missouri food…
Why Should Government Mandate What We Can Do Ourselves?
James Whitford Executive Director Versions of this article were also published by The Federalist and The Joplin Globe. Face masks are “all we’ve…
Dignity-Based Charity: A Podcast Interview With James Whitford
It may seem like a handout is compassionate, but could it really be developing dependency in the recipient? What approach affirms the dignity of the…
Compassion & Calamity Webinar
Missed the webinar? Watch below! Compassion & Calamity Webinar For the first time in history, a single US president has declared a…
How the CARES Act Could Be “Helping” That Hurts
By Savannah Aleckson, published in the Joplin Globe on May 3rd, 2020 It’s been a historic year already, and we’re not even halfway through 2020. From…
2020 True Charity Radio PSAs
These True Charity / Watered Gardens radio ads played throughout 2020. “Essential” This post 2020 True Charity Radio PSAs first appeared on True Charity‘s public…
True Charity is Outcome Driven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IvzEwWkCkc&list=PL5TKQwqSoFST1gJShO8vAKM_6In_E14Ab&index=5 See what James Whitford has to say regarding the differences between measuring outputs and measuring outcomes. Learn more about True Charity and Watered…
Effective Compassion
Compassion is great. It’s necessary. As Christians, we are called to have compassion for those in poverty. However, compassion by itself is not enough.…
More Than a Handout
Charity is simple, right? If you give something to someone who has less, that’s charity. That may be true, but not all charity is good…
