By Dana Haight Cattani Two years ago in the Midwestern college town where I live, religious leaders from several local congregations joined with civic and governmental partners to create an interfaith winter homeless shelter. Their goal was simple but ambitious: offer a warm and safe place for homeless individuals to sleep during the coldest …
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Braving the Borderlands: Strange Tales from the Borderlands
By D. Jeff Burton D. Jeff Burton is an author and a former member of the Sunstone Board of Directors. In this column, I share some unusual—and sometimes troubling—experiences and observations from four Borderlanders. I’ve changed the names of the first three. To respond, please send an email to jeff@eburton.com. I will forward your messages …
The Monitoring of BYU Faculty Tithing Payments: 1957–1963–Part II
Continued from Part I “A Matter of Free Will Giving” As BYU opened that September 1959, Wilkinson delivered his second “forthright statement” (his term) on tithing. “Promotions should not be granted those who did not believe in and adhere to the principles and teachings of the Gospel,” especially tithing, he announced at a special faculty …
The Monitoring of BYU Faculty Tithing Payments: 1957–1963–Part I
By Gary James Bergera Art by Jeanette Atwood Or, right-click here to download the audio file: The Monitoring of BYU Faculty Tithing Payments: 1957–1963 Gary James Bergera is the managing director of the Smith-Pettit Foundation. From 1985 to 2000, he was Director of Publishing at Signature Books; from 1992 to 1998, he …