by Zach Dawes Jr | Aug 2, 2021 | News
The number of U.S. households contributing to charitable causes fell below 50% in 2018, according to a report from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy released July 27. Only 49.6% of households engaged in charitable giving, a 16.6% decline from...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Jul 23, 2021 | News
How can houses and people of faith in the U.S. support innovative, faith-based initiatives that are taking place outside the stained-glass walls of local congregations? A nonprofit organization launched in 2019 by Amy Butler provides one avenue. Invested Faith affirms...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Jul 22, 2021 | News
Confidence among U.S. adults in the church or organized religion declined in 2021, along with all but one of the other institutions surveyed by Gallup. The report, published July 14, is an annual survey that asks respondents to share the level of confidence they have...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Jul 21, 2021 | Opinion
Two billionaires were launched into space in the past two weeks. I joined millions of others in watching the ships’ ascent, brief stay at the edge of space and descent back to earth. Thankfully, all went according to plan, with passengers on both ships returning...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Jul 19, 2021 | News
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an estimated 320 million more people into a situation of food insecurity, according to the United Nations’ annual report, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, published July 12. Food security is defined in the report...
